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Derek Hersey
Derek Hersey, on the climb "the Bulge" in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, circa 1990
Personal information
Nationality
British
Born
(1956-10-26)26 October 1956
Died
28 May 1993(1993-05-28) (aged 36) Steck-Salathé Route on Sentinel Rock in Yosemite National Park
Occupation
Rock climber
Climbing career
Known for
Free soloing
Derek Hersey (right) and friends making PBJ sandwiches, Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaHersey's business cardHersey bouldering in Zion
Derek Geoffrey Hersey (26 October 1956 – 28 May 1993) was a British rock climber who specialized in free soloing, and was for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene in the United States.[1][2][3][4]
^Willman, David (31 May 1993). "Premier Rock Climber Falls to His Death in Yosemite : Accident: Derek Hersey was a free-soloist, using no ropes or equipment. A friend says he may have encountered moisture and slipped on Sentinel Rock". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^Osius, Alison (26 June 1993). "Obituary: Derek Hersey". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 June 2013. (Gives Hersey's date of death incorrectly as 20 May 1993.)
^Ghiglieri, Michael P.; Farabee, Charles R. "Butch" Jr. (2007). Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite. Flagstaff: Puma Press. pp. 315–316, 365. ISBN 978-0-9700973-6-1.
^Roberts, Paul (1 November 1994). "Risk". Psychology Today. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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