Scott Backes

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Scott Backes
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born1957
Sport
Country United States
SportMountaineering

Scott Backes is an American mountaineer. Backes has been called "one of the leading alpine mountain climbers in the United States." [1] He was born in 1957 and has lived most of his life in Minnesota.

Backes started climbing in 1975. He climbs in the Alpine style, light and fast. Through the years Backes has done many extreme climbs including first ascents in the Alps, Patagonia, [2] the Bolivian Andes, and the Alaska Range. His climbing partners include many notable mountaineers, such as Mark Twight, Steve House, Barry Blanchard, and Michael Kennedy.

Mountaineering accomplishments

References

  1. Fallesen, Gary (Nov 6, 2003). "Inner drive pushes climber to THE TOP". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. Kearney, Alan (1993). Mountaineering in Patagonia. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-938567-30-1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Twight, Mark (2002). Kiss Or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN   978-0-89886-887-6.
  4. Selters, Andrew (2004). Ways to the sky: a historical guide to North American mountaineering. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN   978-0-930410-83-4.
  5. Scott, Chic (2000). Pushing the limits: the story of Canadian mountaineering . Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p.  409. ISBN   978-0-921102-59-5. Scott Backes.
  6. Coffey, Maria (2005). Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN   978-0-312-33901-2.
  7. Twight, Mark (1999). "Cordillera Real, Various Ascents". American Alpine Journal . 41 (73). Golden, Colorado: The Mountaineers Books and the American Alpine Club: 199–200.
  8. Backes, Scott (2001). "Mt. McKinley's Slovak Route". American Alpine Journal . 43 (75). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books and American Alpine Club: 48–57. ISBN   9781933056487 . Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  9. Sertori, Mario (2004). Cascate. Alpi Centrali. Lombardia e Svizzera. Italy: BLU Edizioni. p. 51. ISBN   978-88-87417-95-1.