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.[2]
White was the first person to solo Ball's Pyramid, and did so with a time of 1 hour and 45 minutes.[3]
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 climbing scene for many years, mentoring a number of young competitive climbers including Cass Crane, Peter Crane, Thomas Farrell and Libby Hall.[5][6]
He died in Winchester Hospital in the United Kingdom from cancer; his ashes were scattered from the top of the first route he did at Frog Buttress, 'Corner of Eden'.[7]
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