See also
| Husband: | Charles Roland HEARD (1954-1983) | |
| Wife: | LIVING | |
| Name: | Charles Roland HEARD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | Charlie HEARD | |
| Father: | Roland Arthur Burnard HEARD (1903-1985) | |
| Mother: | Diana Louise Elizabeth MONTGOMERY (1915-1987) | |
| Birth | May 1954 | Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Occupation | 1983 (age 28-29) | Planning Officer, Cardiff City Council; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Mortimer Road, Pontcanna | ||
| Education | Malvern College | |
| Education | Downing College; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | |
| Death | 22 Aug 1983 (age 29) | Bhagirathi I Peak, Garhwal Himalaya, Gangotri National Park |
| 35 Mortimer Road, Pontcanna Bhagarathi I was first climbed by a Japanese expedition team via its south-east ridge in 1980. The second climb included Charlie Heard, in 1983 with a British team led by Martin Moran and his three friends John Mothersele, Kevin Flint and Charlie via the west ridge. On 21 August, Martin Moran and Charlie reached the summit around 4.30 pm; the next day on 22 August, Charlie Heard died from a 3,000 feet fall while abseiling. His body could not be recovered. |
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| Probate | 13 Dec 1983 | Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| 35 Mortimer Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. Administration was granted. Effects were valued at £27400 |
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| Name: | LIVING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
Charlie started climbing when he visited relations in South Africa. His first taste of climbing was in the Drakensburg Mountains and he had been tackling ever more difficult climbs since, in Alaska and the Alps, growing obsessed over the ten years that he practised his pastime. The Bhagirathi I peak had only been coinquered once, and never by the West Ridge that Charlie's team were attempting