My mountaineering skills ar... by Galen Rowell, an American Photographer

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“My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers.”

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Galen Rowell

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Name: Galen Rowell

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Aug 23, 1940

Date of Death: Aug 11, 2002

Profession: Photographer

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