Clinch, Nicholas, 1930-

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Birth 1930

Biographical notes:

Francis Peloubet Farquhar was a conservationist, mountaineer, author, and historian. He was also a long-time member of the Sierra Club.

From the description of A tribute paid to Francis P. Farquhar, 1887-1974, at the memorial service held in Tilden Park, Berkeley, California : typescript, 1974 Dec. 8 / Nicholas B. Clinch. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 54712142

Nicholas Clinch (1930- ) is regarded as one of America's most successful expedition leaders. He led the first ascent of Gasherbrum I in 1958 (an expedition recounted in his A Walk in the Sky: Climbing Hidden Peak, 1982) and Masherbrum in 1960. Clinch also led the 1966-67 expedition to Antarctica that resulted in the first ascent of Mount Vinson, the continent's highest peak.

In 2006, Nicholas Clinch received the American Alpine Club Gold Medal, a lifetime achievement award for contributions to the American Alpine Club and mountaineering. The American Alpine Club Library in Golden, Colorado, will house his 28,000-volume collection, which focuses on Central Asia.

From the guide to the Nicolas Clinch Correspondence (MS 167), 1974-1985, (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.)