John Bachar
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John Bachar was an American rock climber. Noted for his skill at free soloing, he ultimately died during a free solo climb. A fitness fanatic, he was the creator of the climbing training device known
John Bachar, in Tuolumne Meadows, mid 1980s
The Stonemasters
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The Stonemasters were a group of rock climbers and adventurers in the 1970s, roughly 1973 to 1980, who originally climbed in Southern California—principally Tahquitz, Suicide Rock, Joshua Tree—and lat
John Bachar
…technical and difficult "boulder problem" pitch low on the route. Bachar was a contemporary of John Long and Tobin Sorenson in a group they called the Stonemasters putting up daring new routes in the Idyllwild, California, area. Bachar posted a note in 1981 promising a "$10,000 reward for anyone who can follow me…
Billy Westbay, Jim Bridwell, and John Long after the first one-day ascent of the Nose in 1975