Tom Frost
Thomas "Tom" M. Frost (June 30, 1936 – August 24, 2018)[1] was an American rock climber. He was known for big wall climbing first ascents in Yosemite Valley. He was also a photographer and climbing equipment maker.
Frost died on August 24, 2018 at the age of 80.[1]
Tom Frost Media
- Yosemite El Capitan.jpg
The southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley. Salathé Wall takes a line up the central part of the face.
- North America Wall team by Tom Frost.jpg
Frost, Robbins, Pratt and Chouinard at the completion of the first ascent of the North America Wall on El Capitan in 1964. Photo by Tom Frost.
- Tom Frost in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado.jpg
Tom Frost in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, in the late 1980s
- Henry Kendall by Tom Frost.jpg
Nobel Prize–winning physicist Henry Kendall
- John Salathé by Tom Frost.jpg
Piton inventor and climber John Salathé
RURP (Realized Ultimate Reality Piton), a tiny piton
- Pratt bivouac by Tom Frost.jpg
Chuck Pratt bivouacking on El Capitan
- Chuck Pratt by Tom Frost.jpg
Rock climber Chuck Pratt
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hobley, Nicholas (2018-08-25). "Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend". Retrieved 2018-08-25.
Other websites
- Interview with Frost by John Martin Meek at the AAC Annual Meeting on September 13, 1999
- Interview with Frost on climbing.com
