ORIGINAL PHOTO 1973 GALEN ROWELL SPRING MORNING EL CAPITAN

SIGNED 20 X 15 FRAMED MATTED Galen Rowell (1940 - 2002) was a world-renowned climber, adventurer and prolific photographer who came of age during the 1960s. Rowell became a full-time photographer starting in 1972 when he landed an assignment for National Geographic which ended up being a cover story. The first half of Rowells career was primarily focused on rock climbing and Himalayan adventure while the latter half of his career saw him become an influential nature photographer for many people including yours truly, Richard Wong. Rowell was a longtime columnist for Outdoor Photographer Magazine. Galen Rowell and his wife, Barbara, tragically passed away during a plane crash near Bishop, California in 2002.