Graham Hunt

Graham Hunt, born in 1986, is an American climber known for his daring free solo climbs. He was born in 1986 and tragically lost his life on May 16, 2015, at the age of 29, during a wingsuit jump in Yosemite National Park, California. Graham Hunt, or "Grambo" as some friends called him, was originally from Shingle Springs, California, near Placerville. He had progressed rapidly in his early twenties, from climbing gyms in Sacramento to the walls of Yosemite, and excelled at soloing, with first ascents of 5.12 to his credit. He was often called upon when a solid partner was needed for exploits in the valley. In his later years, he focused more on wingsuit jumping and flying, and although he'd only been practicing the sport for five years, he'd thrown himself into it, going from apprentice to one of the best in the sport. "Whatever he was into, he excelled at it, and he was probably one of the best wingsuit pilots in the world," says Shawn Reeder, a photographer and climber who met Hunt shortly after arriving in Yosemite at the age of 22. He became passionate about jumping, and Graham and Dean became very good friends through him. He was Dean's partner, his accomplice. They would go on to achieve a string of accomplishments, including the record for the longest wingsuit BASE flight, a nearly three-minute, six-kilometer flight from the Eiger in the summer of 2013. On the evening of May 16, 2015, Hunt and Potter attempted a wingsuit jump from Taft Point, a 2,285-meter rocky pr…