Richard Bass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Bass

American mountain climber

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jul-2015

Profession: entrepreneur, mountaineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Daniel "Dick" Bass (December 21, 1929 – July 26, 2015) was an American businessman, rancher and mountaineer.
He was the owner of Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah and the first man to climb the "Seven Summits", the tallest mountain on each continent. With his successful 1985 ascent he became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, aged 55.
He climbed with David Breashears and Nepalese sherpa Ang Phurba, surpassing the record by five years set in April of that year by Englishman Chris Bonington.
Bass's record stood until 1993 when it was broken by 60 year old Ramon Blanco.