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Calhoun was raised in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. Her father, a corporate lawyer and a descendant of [[John C. Calhoun]],<ref name=si>{{cite news|url=http://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005246/index.htm|date=May 30, 1994|title=Her Not So Serene Highness|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|first=Laura|last=Hilgers|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> sent her to an exclusive private school in Greenville where she excelled in sports, particularly hockey and skiing.<ref name=wash>{{cite news|url=http://www.foster.washington.edu/about/Documents/Foster%20Business%20Archives/Spring%2003/calhoun.pdf|title=Kitty Calhoun: Fire on Ice|first=Clark|last=McCann|date=Spring 2003|pages=40–41|work=UW Business|publisher=[[University of Washington]]|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> She began [[rock climbing]] through an [[Outward Bound]] course at the age of 18 and took up [[ice climbing]] at 19.<ref name=wash/><ref name=pat>{{cite web|url=http://www.patagonia.com/us/ambassadors/alpine-climbing/kitty-calhoun/73290|publisher=Patagonia.com|title=Kitty Calhoun|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Vermont]] and graduated in 1982 with a degree in recreation management.<ref name=wash/> |
Calhoun was raised in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. Her father, a corporate lawyer and a descendant of [[John C. Calhoun]],<ref name=si>{{cite news|url=http://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005246/index.htm|date=May 30, 1994|title=Her Not So Serene Highness|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|first=Laura|last=Hilgers|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> sent her to an exclusive private school in Greenville where she excelled in sports, particularly hockey and skiing.<ref name=wash>{{cite news|url=http://www.foster.washington.edu/about/Documents/Foster%20Business%20Archives/Spring%2003/calhoun.pdf|title=Kitty Calhoun: Fire on Ice|first=Clark|last=McCann|date=Spring 2003|pages=40–41|work=UW Business|publisher=[[University of Washington]]|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> She began [[rock climbing]] through an [[Outward Bound]] course at the age of 18 and took up [[ice climbing]] at 19.<ref name=wash/><ref name=pat>{{cite web|url=http://www.patagonia.com/us/ambassadors/alpine-climbing/kitty-calhoun/73290|publisher=Patagonia.com|title=Kitty Calhoun|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Vermont]] and graduated in 1982 with a degree in recreation management.<ref name=wash/> |
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Calhoun's parents separated while she was in high school, and her younger brother Gib |
Calhoun's parents separated while she was in high school, and her younger brother Gib completed suicide shortly after she left college.<ref name=out>{{cite news|url=http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/What-s-a-Nice-Southern-Girl-Doing-in-a-Place-Like-This-.html|title= What's a Nice Southern Girl Doing in a Place Like This? |authorlink=Jon Krakauer|first=Jon|last=Krakauer|work=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside]]|date=June 1993|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Mountaineering== |
==Mountaineering== |
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Revision as of 22:27, 6 June 2021
Catherine Howell "Kitty" Calhoun[1] (formerly Kitty Calhoun Grissom; born 1960) is an American mountain climber.
Early life
Calhoun was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. Her father, a corporate lawyer and a descendant of John C. Calhoun,[2] sent her to an exclusive private school in Greenville where she excelled in sports, particularly hockey and skiing.[3] She began rock climbing through an Outward Bound course at the age of 18 and took up ice climbing at 19.[3][4] She attended the University of Vermont and graduated in 1982 with a degree in recreation management.[3]
Calhoun's parents separated while she was in high school, and her younger brother Gib completed suicide shortly after she left college.[5]
Mountaineering
Calhoun began her career in mountain climbing as an Outward Bound guide in Colorado after graduating from college.[3] She later became a guide for the American Alpine Institute, with whom she led climbs in Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Argentina, and Nepal.[4] On a personal trip to Peru in 1984, she climbed Pirámide, Alpamayo and Qitarahu.[5] In 1987 she was the first American woman to climb Dhaulagiri in Nepal,[2] marking her first 8,000-meter peak, although she and her teammates had no Himalayan climbing experience.[3][5] She subsequently received invitations to climb Mount Everest and join other high-profile expeditions, but she opted instead to lead her own expeditions with close friends. In recognition of her second 8,000-meter summit—an expedition she led up Makalu's highly technical West Pillar route—she was awarded the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award, the highest honor given by the American Alpine Club.[3] She was the first woman to climb Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain.[2]
In 1991 Calhoun relocated to Seattle and undertook a Master of Business Administration, which she completed in 1993.[3] After receiving her MBA, she founded Exum Mountain Adventures, a guiding company based in Salt Lake City.[2] In 2006, she climbed the Diamond Couloir on the south face of Mount Kenya with Jay Smith.[6]
Personal life
Calhoun was formerly married to Colin Grissom, one of her climbing partners, with whom she has one son. She currently lives in Castle Valley, Utah.[4]
References
- ^ Waterman, Jonathan (April 1988). "The Education of an Alpinist: Kitty Calhoun". Climbing.
- ^ a b c d Hilgers, Laura (May 30, 1994). "Her Not So Serene Highness". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g McCann, Clark (Spring 2003). "Kitty Calhoun: Fire on Ice" (PDF). UW Business. University of Washington. pp. 40–41. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Kitty Calhoun". Patagonia.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c Krakauer, Jon (June 1993). "What's a Nice Southern Girl Doing in a Place Like This?". Outside. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ MacDonald, Dougald (2006). "Kenya" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. 48 (80): 308. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
External links
- Kitty Calhoun at Patagonia
- Kitty Calhoun at Scarpa