Arthur Dolphin


Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of death: 25th July 1953
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 6A+
Hardest Trad (Onsight): VS

Bill Birkett:

Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]

Joe Brown:

When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.

References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones

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43 contributions since 19th November 2021.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of death: 25th July 1953
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 6A+
Hardest Trad (Onsight): VS

Bill Birkett:

Arthur was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of British rock climbing, spanning the social gap between the old guard and the emergence of a hungry new breed of working class climbers. [1]

Joe Brown:

When you went to try one of his climbs you knew it was going to be hard.

References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones

Contributors
43 contributions since 19th November 2021.

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Ascents

8 recorded ascents.

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Teaspoon Variation First ascent. 6A+ Boulder | worked 1948
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References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones 2012, page 92.

[2]https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/the_stone_children_-_cutting_edge_climbing_in_the_1970s-13297

North West Girdle First ascent. E1 Alternate Leads 14th May 1944
Demon Wall First ascent. HVS Lead 1940
Great Western First ascent. HVS Lead 19th Sep 1943
Z Climb First ascent. VS Lead 1940
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