Harvey T. Carter

Harvey T. Carter (September 30, 1930 – March 15, 2012) was an American rock climber noted for his hundreds of first ascents across Colorado and the Western United States.^[1] He founded Climbing magazine in 1970 from his basement with $900.^[1]

First ascents

A partial list of some notable first ascents:

• 1960 – Kissing Couple
• 1960 – Sentinel Spire
• 1962 – Kingfisher Tower
• 1962 – The Rectory
• 1965 – Sister Superior
• 1965 – Convent
• 1966 – Echo Tower
• 1966 – Owl Rock
• 1967 – Cottontail Tower
• 1969 – "Flashflood", Haystack Mountain
• 1970 – The Oracle
• 1979 – Terra Tower