Peter Boardman

Peter Boardman (1950–1982) was an acclaimed English mountaineer and author renowned for his bold, lightweight Himalayan expeditions, often with partner Joe Tasker, including the first ascent of Changabang's West Wall and summits of Everest and Gauri Sankar's south summit. He contributed significantly to mountain literature through books like *The Shining Mountain* and *Sacred Summits*. Boardman and Tasker tragically disappeared and died on Everest's North East Ridge in 1982, leading to the establishment of the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature.