| From: | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth: | 30th Jul 1966 |
| Age: | 57 years old |
| Date of death: | 14th Feb 2024 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E4 |
| Contemporaries | |
| Ken Wilson | |
Bernard Newman was a visionary commentator on climbing and its characters. I remember in 1972 Bernard commenting on the white-cotton-costumed John Syrett performing on the Leeds climbing wall saying: "Here is a star that will be the future." I was privileged to share some of the happiest days of my life with Bernard; from editing the Leeds UNCC Journal in 1973 and to many days on the hills with Bernard and [his wife] Janine. He is a muse I will miss in life but take with me forever. [2]
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/bernard_newman_rip-768233
[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/02/climbing_editor_and_photographer_bernard_newman_dies-73598