Andy Kirkpatrick

Andy Kirkpatrick
Andy Kirkpatrick in Greenland, 2006
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1971-06-24) 24 June 1971 (age 53)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupationsclimber, motivational speaker, writer
Websiteandy-kirkpatrick.com
Climbing career
Type of climber

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Alex Against the Rock". Sport Relief.