Boone Speed
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
August 29, 1965 Provo, Utah |
| Occupation | Photographer / Climber |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Climbing career | |
| Highest grade | |
Boone Speed (born August 29, 1965) is an award-winning American photographer and influential figure within the sport of rock climbing. The only son of Western sculptor Ulysess Grant Speed (January 6, 1930 - October 1, 2011), Boone was raised outside of Provo, Utah, and studied Graphic Design at Brigham Young University.
Boone began climbing in the summer of 1985 near Salt Lake City, Utah. By the spring of 1987 Boone had climbed the most challenging routes in the region, and began traveling to explore new crags in other undeveloped areas, including the sandstone of Red Rocks, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, American Fork Canyon,Virgin River Gorge and Logan Canyon, Utah, where Boone became the first American to climb the grade of 5.14b with his first ascent of "Super Tweak" in 1994.
Boone has been on the cover of Climbing Magazine twice and has had published writing and photography in climbing, lifestyle and travel magazines worldwide.
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