Ken Wilson

Also known as: Citizen Ken

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 7th February 1941
Age: 75 years old
Date of death: 11th June 2016
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E3

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

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17 contributions since 30th August 2021.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 7th February 1941
Date of death: 11th June 2016
Age: 75 years old
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E3

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

Contributors
17 contributions since 30th August 2021.

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Yellow Edge E3 Alternate Leads | onsight After 24th Jun 1974
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