Rick White (other)
Rick White may refer to: * Rick White (rock climber) (1946–2004), Australian rock climber *Rick White (politician) (born 1953), American politician *Rick White (baseball) (born 1968), former Major League Baseball pitcher *Rick White (musician) Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended. White first played music, in a band called "Bloo ... (born 1970), Canadian lo-fi musician and record producer See also * Richard White (other) {{Hndis, White, Rick ...
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Rick White (rock Climber)
Rick White (1946 – 26 November 2004) was an Australian rock climber, best known for discovering and developing the rock climbing destination of Frog Buttress near Boonah in Queensland, Australia. As climbing equipment was extremely hard to purchase in Australia around this time, Rick White founded Mountain Designs as a way to import gear from the United States. White was the first person to solo Ball's Pyramid, and did so with a time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. Rick White's mountaineering ascents included: * 1973 - First Australian ascent of El Capitan, Yosemite, USA. * 1974/5 - North face of Fitzroy, Patagonia with Rob Staszewski. * 1979 - Andes, Patagonia with Greg Child, Paul Edwards, Ken Joyce. * 1982 - Shivling, India with Greg Child, George Bettemburg (FR), Doug Scott (UK). * 1985 - Mustagh Ata with Steve McDowell. In his later years, White developed a muscular disease that prevented him from climbing. With a lasting passion for the sport, he remained active in the ...
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