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About Rick Ridgeway
- Rick Ridgeway (born August 12, 1949) is a mountaineer and adventurer, who during his career has also been an environmentalist, writer, filmmaker and businessman.
- Ridgeway has climbed new routes and explored little-known regions on six continents.
- He was part of the 1978 team that were the first Americans to summit K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
- Since 2005 he has overseen environmental affairs at the outdoor clothing company Patagonia.
- He has authored six books and dozens of magazine articles, and produced or directed many documentary films.
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