Ned Gillette

Ned Gillette
Born
Edward French Gillette

(1945-05-05)May 5, 1945
Barre, Vermont, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1998(1998-08-05) (aged 53)
Haramosh Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • University of Colorado (MBA; dropped out)
Spouse
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(m. 1990)​

Edward French "Ned" Gillette (May 5, 1945 – August 5, 1998) was an American Olympic skier, journalist and explorer. In 1998 he was killed by bandits while mountaineering with his wife Susan Patterson in the Haramosh Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

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