Nicholas Clinch
US
M9 November 1930 - 15 June 2016
Nicholas Clinch was an American mountaineer and expedition leader, best known for leading the first successful ascent of Hidden Peak (Gasherbrum I) in the Karakoram in 1958, one of the world's most remote and challenging summits.
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