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Tom Frost First Ascents

1960

Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Valley
West Face — First Ascent
with Yvon Chouinard

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
The Nose — Second Ascent
with Royal Robbins, Joe Fitschen, and Chuck Pratt

1961

Quarter Dome, Yosemite Valley
North Face — First Ascent
with Yvon Chouinard

Washington Column, Yosemite Valley
East Face — Second Ascent
with Royal Robbins

Higher Cathedral Spire, Yosemite Valley
Northwest Face — First Ascent
with Royal Robbins

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
Salathé Wall — First Ascent
with Royal Robbins and Chuck Pratt

1962

Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Valley
The Mozart Wall — First Ascent
with Royal Robbins

1963

Kangtega, Himalaya
Schoolhouse Expedition — First Ascent
with Dave Dornan, Mike Gill, and Jim Wilson

Aiguille du Fou (11486 ft), Alps
South Face — First Ascent
with John Harlin, Gary Hemming, and Stewart Fulton

1964

Chacraraju, Andes
Andean Expedition — North Ridge — First Ascent
with Dan Doody, Hank Abrons, and Leigh Ortenberger

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
Dihedral Wall — Second Ascent
with Royal Robbins

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
North American Wall — First Ascent
with Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, and Chuck Pratt

1968

Lotus Flower Tower, Logan Mountains, Canada
First Ascent
with Jim McCarthy and Harthon “Sandy” Bill

1970

Annapurna
South Face

Tom reached 24,000 ft in support of the first ascent by Don Whillans and Dougal Haston

1979

Ama Dablam, Himalaya
South Ridge

Tom climbed to summit and filmed for ABC’s Wide World of Sports The American Sportsman #1 — ABC Sports

1986

Kangtega, Himalaya
Northwest Ridge
with Jeff Lowe, Alison Hargreaves, and Mark Twight

1997

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
The Nose — Repeat Ascent
with Ryan Frost

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
North American Wall — Repeat Ascent
with Ryan Frost and Warren Hollinger

El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
Salathé Wall and Lurking Fear — Repeat Ascents
with Ryan Frost