Jack Longland

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Also known as: John Laurence Longland

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 26th June 1905
Age: 88 years old
Date of death: 29th November 1993
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E1
Notable Partnerships
Frank Smythe

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/outdoor/jack-longland-the-accidental-hero/

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27 contributions since 25th November 2024.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 26th June 1905
Date of death: 29th November 1993
Age: 88 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E1
Notable Partnerships
Frank Smythe

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/outdoor/jack-longland-the-accidental-hero/

Contributors
27 contributions since 25th November 2024.

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Ascents

2 recorded ascents.

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Javelin Blade E1 Lead | onsight 20th Apr 1930
First ascent.

Quite frankly, I'd lost my way. I'd come to the famous thread belay at the end of the first pitch of the normal route, and I didn't know that the route ought to go right. I was a pole vaulter, which I think gives you pretty strong fingers, and I remember the pull-out onto the actual blade of the javelin was very strenuous; though not dangerous - I had a belay about 40 feet below me. [1]

References

[1] Ogwen And Carneddau (1993)
Longland's Climb VS Alternate Leads May 1928
First ascent. With Fred Piggott, Frank Smythe and Morley Wood.
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