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Jim Bridwell

Jim Bridwell (born 1944) is an American rock climber and mountaineer, active since 1965 especially in Yosemite Valley, but also in Patagonia and Alaska. He is noted for pushing the standards of both free climbing and big-wall climbing, and later alpine climbing. He has written numerous articles on climbing for leading sport publications. Bridwell is credited with over 100 First Ascents in Yosemite Valley, in addition to conducting the first one-day ascent of The Nose of El Capitan on May 26, 1975 with John Long and Billy Westbay.[1] He founded Yosemite National Park's Search and Rescue Team (YOSAR), and spearheaded many rescues that became textbook for Search and Rescue operations. He was a leading force in the changing techniques of climbing and an innovator/inventor of widely used and copied climbing gear, including copperheads and bird beaks.


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Born:
Jan 1, 1944
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie Jim Bridwell, The Yosemite Living Legend 2005-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Valley Uprising 2014-09-01
Known For
Poster of Valley Uprising
Poster of Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell
Filmography
Movie Valley Uprising Himself 2014-09-01
Movie Reel Rock 8 Self 2013-09-19
Movie Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell Self 2013-09-27
Movie Jim Bridwell, The Yosemite Living Legend 2005-01-01