Andy Kirkpatrick
Andrew Kirkpatrick is a British mountaineer, author, motivational speaker and monologist. He is best known as a big wall climber, having scaled Yosemite's El Capitan over 30 times, including five solo ascents, and two one-day ascents, as well as climbing in Patagonia, Alaska, Antarctica and the Alps. He has also crossed Greenland by ski. In 2014 he guided Alex Jones up Moonlight Buttress, Zion National Park, raising £1.9 million for Sport Relief.
Andy Kirkpatrick in Greenland, 2006 | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 June 1971 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupations | climber, motivational speaker, writer |
| Website | andy-kirkpatrick |
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