Hayden Kennedy (climber)

Hayden Kennedy
Personal information
Born1990 Carbondale, Colorado
DiedOctober 8, 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 26–27)
Bozeman, Montana
Climbing career
Type of climber
Known forPiolet d'Or (2013, 2016)
First ascentsEast Face of K7; South Face of Baintha Brakk, the Ogre (7,285m); East Face of Cerro Kishtwar, Light before Wisdom (1,200 m)

Hayden Kennedy (1990 – October 8, 2017) was an American rock climber and mountaineer who made difficult ascents in North America, Patagonia and in the Himalaya. He died by suicide in 2017 after the sudden death of his partner.[1][2][3][4] He was the son of renowned writer and mountaineer Michael Kennedy and he won the Piolet d'Or for his ascent of The Ogre in 2013, and for Light Before Wisdom in 2016.

  1. ^ Gripped (11 October 2017). "American climber Hayden Kennedy (1990–2017)". Gripped Magazine.
  2. ^ Canadian Press. "Renowned climber kills self after girlfriend dies in avalanche". Huffington Post.
  3. ^ Swenson, Kyle. "An avalanche killed his girlfriend. Then this world-class climber took his own life". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ CBS News. "Climber Hayden Kennedy kills himself after avalanche kills girlfriend Inge Perkins". CBS News.