The Style that Counts

A Clean Record: Parkin’s Greatest Climbs

In the mountains, Andy Parkin climbs in alpine style, sans bolts or fixed ropes, often onsight solo. Below is an abridged curriculum vitae.

• 1977 — Astroman (V 5.11c), Zodiac (VI 5.7 A2), Naked Edge (5.11a/b)
  
• 1981 — Fenrir (FFA 5.13b), Verdon Gorge; with Thierry Renault
  
• 1983 — Walker Spur (ED1 IV 5c/6a A1; 4,000 feet), Grandes Jorasses, Cham; first alpine-style solo winter ascent
  
• 1990 — West Rib of Shivling, Garhwal Himalaya, India; without oxygen
  
• 1991 — Pèlerinage (FA VI 6a; 1,312 feet), La Peigne, Cham
  
• 1993 — Tierra del Hombres (FA 6a, 85°; 1,968 feet), Aguja Guillaumet, Patagonia
  
• 1994 — Aiguille Sans Nom Direct (FA V 5+ 5b; 3,281 feet), Aiguille Sans Nom, Cham; À la Recherche du Temps Perdu (FA ED+ 90°; 2,620 feet), Cerro Torre, Patagonia
  
• 1997 — PF (FA ungraded), Flammes des Pierres, Grand Dru, Cham
  
• 1998 — Northeast Gully (FA III 4+; 1,640 feet), Pointe Tournier, Cham
  
• 2000 — Voie Ferroviaire (FA V 6; 3,281 feet), Aiguille du Midi, Cham
  
• 2001 — Parkin Route (FA III 4+; 1,640 feet), Aiguille Talèfre, Cham
  
• 2004 — New line on the southwest face of Hispar Sar, Karakoram, Pakistan

"A Life in Adaptation"

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