Smoke Blanchard
Mountaineer
1915 – 1989
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Who was Smoke Blanchard?
William Earl "Smoke" Blanchard was an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver. He was born in Montana and moved to Portland, Oregon in his early childhood and discovered a love for mountains in the shadow of Mount Hood. He spent his formative mountaineering years on Mount Hood during the mid to late 1930s. He was present during the "Golden Age" of climbing on Mount Hood, and under the tutelage of Gary Leech became a proponent of climbing solo and establishing new routes on the mountain.
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- Born
- Mar 3, 1915
Montana - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 23, 1989
California
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on July 23, 2013
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