Ken Wilson


Quick Info

Nationality: GB
Date of birth: 7th February 1941
Date of death: 11th June 2016

Ken Wilson was a prolific author and editor of the magazine Mountain from 1969 to 1978. In particular he is famous for the volumes Classic Rock, Hard Rock and Extreme Rock that list collections of high quality rock climbs in the UK.

References

[1] Ken Wilson - Publisher, Visionary and Passionate Defender of British Climbing by Alan James

[2] Obituary in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/ken-wilson-obituary by Ed Douglas

[3] Features in Hard Rock: the life and climbs of Ken Wilson

[4] Ken at the top of Eroica on Pentire Point after making an early repeat https://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=188383

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality: GB
Date of birth: 7th February 1941
Date of death: 11th June 2016

Ken Wilson was a prolific author and editor of the magazine Mountain from 1969 to 1978. In particular he is famous for the volumes Classic Rock, Hard Rock and Extreme Rock that list collections of high quality rock climbs in the UK.

References

[1] Ken Wilson - Publisher, Visionary and Passionate Defender of British Climbing by Alan James

[2] Obituary in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/ken-wilson-obituary by Ed Douglas

[3] Features in Hard Rock: the life and climbs of Ken Wilson

[4] Ken at the top of Eroica on Pentire Point after making an early repeat https://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=188383

Contributors: remus

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