Billy Westbay

Billy Westbay was an American rock climber, known for his ascents of El Capitan in California. He worked as a climbing ranger in Rocky Mountain National Park, where he was known for his skills in mountain rescue, and he was a skilled and adventurous climber who belonged to the climbing scene that gathered around Lumpy Ridge. He was a member of the Stonemasters, an influential group of climbers in California who gathered in places such as Yosemite. Westbay died on 29 July 2000 of bladder cancer at the age of 47, and some of his ashes were released on top of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, in the summer of 2004.