Rick Allen (mountaineer)

Richard Frank "Rick" 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.

[6] In 2013, he was awarded the Piolet d’Or for his 18-day traverse of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge alongside Sandy Allen.

[5][8] In 2018, Allen was presumed dead after falling from an ice cliff during a solo climb to the summit of Pakistan's Broad Peak.

In 2024, the Alpine Club instituted the Rick Allen Skills Award in his honor.