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Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award

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The Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award is given by the Sierra Club, and is named after club leader, historian and mountaineer Francis P. Farquhar. According to the Sierra Club, this award "honors an individual's contribution to mountaineering and enhancement of the Club's prestige in this field". It was first given in 1970.

Award winners

  • 1970 Norman Clyde and Allen Steck
  • 1971 Richard Leonard
  • 1972 Jules Eichorn
  • 1973 Glen Dawson
  • 1974 Nicholas Clinch and Marjorie Farquhar
  • 1977 Galen Rowell
  • 1978 John and Ruth Mendenhall
  • 1979 William E. Siri
  • 1981 Sam Fink
  • 1982 Arlene Blum
  • 1983 Steve Roper
  • 1985 Richard Hechtel
  • 1987 Lotte Kramer
  • 1988 Gordon Benner
  • 1994 Randy Danta and Doug Mantle
  • 2001 Andrew J. Smatko
  • 2003 Barbara Lilley
  • 2005 Gerry Roach
  • 2010 Greg Vernon
  • 2011 Royal Robbins
  • 2012 Tina Bowman
  • 2013 R. J. Secor

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    Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award Wikipedia
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