| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1935 |
| Date of death | Jun 1976 |
| Age | between 40 and 41 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | VS |
| Hardest Trad (Onsight) | E1 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Trevor Peck | |
| Family | |
| Barrie Biven (sibling) | |
British Peak District and south west England activist in the 1950s and 60s. Died climbing in the Avon Gorge.
But rock was his medium. On it he was superb. He was tall and slim with powerful arms and steel fingers and he moved over it with the ease and grace of an elongated leopard—never have I seen him awkward or harassed on even the most uncompromising climb. Whatever move he made it was photogenic. Bubbling with enthusiasm and assurance one could want no better companion on the rope and he was the safest climber with whom I have shared it. His death is such an ironic tragedy. [1]
[1] Obituary in the Alpine Journal 1977 by John Cleare. Alpine Journal 1977 265-273 In Memoriam
| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1935 |
| Date of death | Jun 1976 |
| Age | between 40 and 41 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | VS |
| Hardest Trad (Onsight) | E1 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Trevor Peck | |
| Family | |
| Barrie Biven (sibling) | |
British Peak District and south west England activist in the 1950s and 60s. Died climbing in the Avon Gorge.
But rock was his medium. On it he was superb. He was tall and slim with powerful arms and steel fingers and he moved over it with the ease and grace of an elongated leopard—never have I seen him awkward or harassed on even the most uncompromising climb. Whatever move he made it was photogenic. Bubbling with enthusiasm and assurance one could want no better companion on the rope and he was the safest climber with whom I have shared it. His death is such an ironic tragedy. [1]
[1] Obituary in the Alpine Journal 1977 by John Cleare. Alpine Journal 1977 265-273 In Memoriam