Tom Higgins (rock climber)

Thomas John Higgins (November 7, 1944 – March 21, 2018) was an American rock climber. He was the first climbers to free ascents primarily in the western United States. He was known for pushing standards using a purist, free climbing style. He was born in Huntington Park, California. Higgins began climbing in the High Sierra in California.
In the 1980s, Higgins created first ascents and first free ascents at Pinnacles National Monument (now Pinnacles National Park) and in the Southern High Sierra mountains, California. 
Higgins died on March 21, 2018 in Oakland, California at the age of 73.