Yolo-Alameda County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....HARDING , Warren J.  February 27 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Warren J. Harding 

Warren J. Harding of Anderson died Feb. 27, 2002, at his home. He was 77.

He was born June 18, 1924, in Oakland. He was a widely publicized rock climber.
He was the driving force behind the first ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite
Valley in 1958, which opened the Golden Age of big wall climbing in America. He
also participated in many other first ascents throughout the Yosemite Valley and
the Sierra, including the East Face of Washington Column, the South Face of
Mount Watkins, the South Face of Half Dome, the Wall of the Early Morning Light
on El Capitan, the Porcelain Wall, Keeler Needle and the West Face of Mount
Conness.

Climbing the Wall of the Early Morning Light in 1970 was the high water mark of
his career. His 1975 book, "Downward Bound," has become a resource for young
climbers.

He was an innovator of climbing equipment and created new concepts of what was
possible in rock climbing. He was a surveyor for the state of California for
many years, as well as in private industry. He was a member of the Operating
Engineers Local Union, No. 3. In his later years, he shared his climbing
experiences and sense of humor in lectures and slide shows.

Survivors include his longtime companion, Alice Flomp of Anderson; his sister
and brother-in-law, Ardeth and Howard Barber of West Sacramento; his nieces and
nephew-in-law, Sue and Mike McGowan and Debbie Barber, all of West Sacramento;
and his grandniece and grandnephew-in-law, Becky and Jeremy Olson or West
Sacramento.

A memorial service is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at the VFW Hall at 905 Drever
St. in West Sacramento.


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Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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