Oliver Perry-Smith (October 11, 1884 in Philadelphia – 1969) was an American climber who moved to Dresden in 1902 to attend a technical university. He became well-known in the Sächsische Schweiz for the first ascents of major peaks such as
and first ascents of several climbing routes that are still very popular today, e. g.:
(All grades Saxon rating)
On a trip to the Alps in 1908 he and his friend Rudolf Fehrmann made a number of first ascents. T...
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Oliver Perry-Smith (October 11, 1884 in Philadelphia – 1969) was an American climber who moved to Dresden in 1902 to attend a technical university. He became well-known in the Sächsische Schweiz for the first ascents of major peaks such as
and first ascents of several climbing routes that are still very popular today, e. g.:
(All grades Saxon rating)
On a trip to the Alps in 1908 he and his friend Rudolf Fehrmann made a number of first ascents. The most famous is the 'Fehrmannverschneidung V-' at 'Campanile Basso (Giulia di Breta)'. Despite its name, this route was led by Perry-Smith.
Beside his achievements in climbing, he also won the Austrian championship in cross-country-skiing and ski-jumping in 1914.
There are a number of anecdotes depicting Perry-Smith as a rather unusual character:
In the year 1914 Oliver Perry-Smith returned to the US, never to visit Saxony again.
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