Derek Geoffrey Hersey (26 October 1956 – 28 May 1993) was a British rock climber who specialized in free soloing, and was for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene in the United States.

1993年5月31日 · In the adrenaline-stoked realm of vertical rock climbing, Derek Geoffrey Hersey was regarded as one of the world’s best, a daredevil among daredevils who did not use a rope. But for reasons that...

1993年6月2日 · Derek Hersey, a climber known for his ability to scale cliffs without the aid of ropes or other devices, fell to his death over the weekend while trying to ascend one of the toughest rock faces...

1993年3月28日 · Derek Geoffrey Hersey was a British rock climber and for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene. Hersey specialized in unroped "free solo" climbing, often in the 5.10–5.11 range.

1993年6月25日 · THE CLIMBING WORLD lost a mascot when Derek Hersey fell to his death while soloing a route in Yosemite Valley, California. He was one of the top three solo rock-climbers in the United States...

Derek Geoffrey Hersey (26 October 1956 – 28 May 1993) was a British rock climber who specialized in free soloing, and was for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene in the United States.

On May 29, 1993, the body of Derek Hersey (36) was found on the second class ledges at the start of the Chouinard/Herbert route, at the bottom of the fall line of the upper half of the Stech/ Salathe route. Here is a summary of an interview with Craig Leubben and Steve Haston, friends of Derek Hersey, conducted on May 29 at 1920 at the SAR Cache.

Derek Hersey died while soloing the Steck-Salathe route on Sentinel Rock in Yosemite on Friday, May 28th, 1993. He apparently fell several hundred feet and was killed instantly. Among his many notable climbing achievements are free soloing three routes on the Diamond face of Longs Peak in one day, and a similar triple-crown feat on the North ...

View the profiles of people named Derek Hershey. Join Facebook to connect with Derek Hershey and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to...