Chuck Pratt

Biography

Charles Marshall Pratt was an American rock climber known for big wall climbing first ascents in Yosemite Valley. He was also a long-time climbing instructor and mountain guide with Exum Mountain Guides in the Grand Tetons. Pratt's first experiences were on the scrappy cliffs of Bellingham, Washington's Sehome Hill when he was in high school. In August, 1958, Pratt completed the first ascent of the north face of Fairview Dome in Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park with Wally Reed, This …