Don Morrison (mountaineer)

For other people named Don Morrison, see Donald Morrison.

Don Morrison
Don Morrison during the first ascent of Pamshe in the Himalayas in 1975
Born
Donald Kenneth Morrison

(1929-03-19)19 March 1929
Bromley, United Kingdom
Died21 June 1977(1977-06-21) (aged 48)
Karakoram, Himalayas, Pakistan
Known forPioneering climbs, Alpine style climbing,[1] climbing leadership
AwardsACC’s Silver Rope for Excellence in Leadership and Technical Ability (1958)[2]

Donald Kenneth Morrison (19 March 1929 – 21 June 1977) was a British climber and mountaineer. Morrison first became known as a pioneer rock climber in Canada,[2][3][4] then in England's Peak District[5] and he led three expeditions to the Himalayas. He died in 1977 leading an attempt on Latok II peak in the Karakoram.[6]

  1. ^ Clark Herron (4 July 1978). "Return to the Peak of Death". Sheffield Star. United Kingdom. p. 4. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018 – via castlemountaineering.com.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference silver was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Scott 2000, p. 167.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Selters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Unsworth, Walt (August 1977), Unsworth, Walt (ed.), "Obituary: Don Morrison", Climber and Rambler, Holmes MacDougall: 23
  6. ^ "Climber killed", The Observer, p. 15, 17 July 1997, retrieved 19 January 2018 – via newspapers.com(subscription required)