Obituary

Ghosh died on May 16 this year on Makalu.

Kyle Roseborrough, father, husband, son, friend and lifelong climber, was 45.

Widely regarded as the finest American alpinist of his generation, Jeff Lowe died on the evening of August 24. He was 67 years old.

Charles David Cole III, founder of Five Ten and the inventor of Stealth Rubber, passed away on Saturday, July 14, at the age of 63.

Tim Klein, 42, along with his climbing partner Jason Wells, died in a tragic accident on El Capitan, Yosemite, on June 2, 2018. Here, Jim Herson remembers his close friend Tim---his incredible capacity for compassion and empathy, and his nearly unparalleled resume on the Big Stone.

She climbed five 8000-meter peaks, Dhaulagiri and Everest among them.

Below, Will Stanhope reflects on the incredible talent, compassion and thoughtfulness of his friend Marc-André Leclerc, and the myriad ways the late alpinist affected those around him. Leclerc, 25, died in the Mendenhall Towers, outside Juneau, Alaska, sometime in the days following March 5, 2018. He had just completed a first ascent on the North Face of the Main Tower with his partner, Ryan Johnson, who also died on the descent.

Ryan Johnson, 34, died in the Mendenhall Towers, outside Juneau, Alaska, sometime in the days following March 5, 2018. He had just completed a first ascent on the North Face of the Main Tower with his partner, Marc-André Leclerc, who also died on the descent. Below, Samuel Johnson (unrelated) remembers his close friend and partner Ryan—his achievements, his passion, his warmth, his kindness.

The search and rescue operation for the two climbers, missing in the Mendenhall Towers since last Wednesday, was abandoned on the evening of March 13. Marc-André Leclerc was 25 years old and Ryan Johnson was 34 years old.

Lanman was a standard-setter throughout the Northeast, from the Gunks to the Adirondacks.

Layton Kor, one of America’s greatest and most revered climbers of all time, has died.

The legendary and beloved Italian alpinist Riccardo Cassin, known fondly to climbers as Il Padrino, died on August 6 at his home in Piani Resinelli, Italy.