Derek Hersey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Hersey
Occupation	Rock Climber
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1956(1956-10-26)
Age	68
Date Of Death	May 28, 1993, Yosemite National Park, CA
Birthplace	Stretford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Derek Hersey Biography

Derek Hersey is one of the most popular and richest Rock Climber who was born on October 26, 1956 in Stretford, England, United Kingdom.

Hersey was introduced to climbing by his father, who went hiking near Manchester every week. Hersey learned to climb on the gritstone of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. In 1983, after being unemployed for five years in England, Hersey decided to travel to the United States, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Derek Hersey died on 28 May 1993 in an accident while soloing the Steck- Salathé Route without protective gear, on Sentinel Rock in Yosemite National Park. He fell several hundred feet to his death. Craig Luebben, a friend of Hersey, speculated that he encountered slippery rock. Although there was no rainfall officially reported in the area that day, a later report concluded that “rain-slicked rock” contributed to his fall. The search for Hersey’s body was featured in a report on the CBS News program 48 Hours.

Derek Hersey Net Worth

Derek Hersey is one of the richest Rock Climber from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Hersey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Derek Geoffrey Hersey (26 October 1956 – 28 May 1993) was a British rock climber and for many years an active participant in the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Derek Hersey Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Oludoyi Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Climber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Derek Hersey celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

How far did Derek Hersey fall?

He was 39 and lived in Boulder, Colo. Park officials said Mr. Hersey’s body was found on Saturday on a ledge 850 feet above the base of a cliff at Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley after apparently falling several hundred feet. Mr.

Where did Derek Hersey fall?

But for reasons that authorities said Sunday may never be known, the 36-year- old Hersey plunged to his death from the granite face of Yosemite National Park’s Sentinel Rock. A native of Manchester, England, Hersey for the past decade had lived in Boulder, Colo.

What happened Derek Hersey?

Death. Derek Hersey died on 28 May 1993 in an accident while soloing the Steck-Salathé Route without protective gear , on Sentinel Rock in Yosemite National Park. He fell several hundred feet to his death.

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