Rick Allen (mountaineer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Frank Allen |
| Nickname | Rick |
| Main discipline | High altitude mountaineering |
| Other disciplines | Scottish winter climbing |
| Born | November 6, 1954 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | July 25, 2021, age 67 K2 |
| Nationality | Scotland |
| Career | |
| Starting age | 19 |
| Notable ascents | South Face of Pumori; Mazeno Ridge, Nanga Parbat |
| Famous partnerships | Sandy Allan |
| Final ascent | K2 |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Alison Grigor (1988-1999 her death); Zukhra Zuptarova (2006-later divorced) |
| Children | 2 stepchildren |
Richard Frank Allen (6 November 1954 – 25 July 2021) was a Scottish mountaineer. Allen summitted six eight-thousanders and was the first British climber atop some of Tajikistan's biggest mountains. In 2013 he and Sandy Allan were awarded a Piolet d’Or for their traverse of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge. He had over 40 years experience climbing in the Himalayas at the time of his death on K2.