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John Roskelley

American mountain climber, author
Person Human Q6255659

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 1, 1948
Place of birth
Spokane
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
mountaineer, writer
Educated at
Shadle Park High School, Washington State University[8][9]
Award received
Piolet d'Or[10]
Father
Fenton Roskelley[5]
Child
Jess Roskelley[6]
Family name
Roskelley[13]
Given name
John[14]
Name in native language
John Roskelley[15]
Sport
mountaineering[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Roskelley ja ジョン・ロスケリー ko 존 로스켈리 ru Джон Роскелли ru Роскелли, Джон uk Джон Роскеллі zh 約翰·羅斯凱利
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000119712452
VIAF cluster ID
91402259
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86074107
GND ID
124624790
FAST ID
196228
Freebase ID
/m/06609qf
Libraries Australia ID
35068127
NUKAT ID
n96026282
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201011870
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810597778205606
Prabook ID
2235972
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJckV6r8H4YRvdWWY4bjmd
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Yale LUX ID
person/f70fe53f-5f44-4b9f-a394-152bbd75843f

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Summary

John Roskelley was born on December 1, 1948[1], in Spokane[2]. He has worked as a mountaineer[3] and writer[4].

FAQs

Where was John Roskelley born?

John Roskelley was born in Spokane[2].

Who were John Roskelley's parents?

John Roskelley's father was Fenton Roskelley[5].

What did John Roskelley do for work?

John Roskelley worked as a mountaineer[3] and writer[4].

Where did John Roskelley go to school?

John Roskelley was educated at Shadle Park High School[8] and Washington State University[9].

What awards did John Roskelley receive?

Honors received include Piolet d'Or[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved . dignitymemorial.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → —
    "Changed claim: Given name: John"
  2. 14w ago · Kiwi2020 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Shadle Park High School, Washington State University
    Father → Fenton Roskelley
    Wikidata description → American mountain climber, author
    Occupation → mountaineer, writer
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Child: Jess Roskelley"
  3. 14w ago · Kiwi2020 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Shadle Park High School, Washington State University
    Family name → Roskelley
    VIAF cluster ID → 91402259
    Sex or gender → male
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Given name: John"
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