Vera Watson

Vera Watson
Born1932 (1932)
Dalian, China
DiedOctober 17, 1978(1978-10-17) (aged 45–46)
Annapurna I, Nepal
Cause of deathFall
OccupationComputer programmer
EmployerIBM Research
OrganizationAmerican Women's Himalayan Expedition
Known forFirst woman's solo climb of Aconcagua
SpouseJohn McCarthy

Vera Watson (1932 – October 17, 1978) was an American computer programmer, mountaineer and rock climber who made the first woman's solo climb of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas. She also made several first ascents in the Kenai Mountains in Alaska. She was a member of the successful first all-women team to climb Annapurna, but was killed along with her climbing partner Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz while preparing to attempt the unclimbed central summit of the mountain.

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