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Oliver Perry-Smith (October 11, 1884 in Philadelphia – 13 May 1969〔''Proceedings of the Club: Secretary report for the year 1969'', AAJ 1970, pp. 224, lines 6-8 (for pdf version, see External links)〕) was an American rock climber, mountaineer and skier who moved to Dresden in 1902 to attend a technical university. == Climbs in Saxon Switzerland == He became well known in the Sächsische Schweiz for the first ascents of major sandstone rock towers such as: *Schrammtorwächter (VI) in 1905 *Kanzelturm (VI) in 1905 *Teufelsturm (VIIb) in 1906 (at 5.8+ - with a shoulder stand - a very difficult rock climb) and first ascents of several climbing routes that are still very popular today, e. g.: *Spannagelturm Perrykante VIIb in 1906 *Falkenstein Südriss (VIIa) in 1913 *Daxenstein Klavier (VIIa) in 1913 *Daxenstein Perryriss (VIIb) in 1913 (All grades Saxon rating) In total "he made more than 90 ascents in Saxon Switzerland, 33 of which are rated VI or above; there were 32 first ascents, 13 solo climbs and 36 additional ones on which he led".〔J. M. Thorington, ''In Memoriam: Oliver Perry Smith...'', ''AAJ'', 1970, pp. 218 (see section "Sources")〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oliver Perry-Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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