Andrew John Kauffman II (1920–2002) was an American

mountaineer Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports ...

who made the

first ascent In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in climbing guidebook, guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century mountaineers a ...

Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I, originally surveyed as K5, and also known as Hidden Peak, is the 11th highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is located between Shigar District in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and Tashkurgan in the Xi ...

on 5 July 1958 with

Pete Schoening Peter Kittilsby Schoening (July 30, 1927 – September 22, 2004) was an American mountaineer. Schoening was one of two Americans to first successfully climb the Pakistani peak Gasherbrum I in 1958, along with Andrew Kauffman, and was one of the f ...

. He also made the first ascent of

Mount Proteus Mount Proteus is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Mount Proteus is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park. Precipitation runoff fro ...

in 1947. Kauffman also served as vice president of the

American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club (AAC) is a non-profit member organization with more than 26,000 members. The club is housed in the American Mountaineering Center (AMC) in Golden, Colorado. Through its members, the AAC advocates for American climbers d ...

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American mountain climbers 1920 births 2002 deaths Harvard College alumni {{US-climbing-bio-stub