William Cecil Slingsby


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 25th May 1849
Date of death 23rd Aug 1929
Age 80 years old
Gender Male
Notable Partnerships
Walter Parry Haskett Smith
Charles Hopkinson
Family
Eleanor Winthrop Young (child)
Henry Laurence Slingsby (child)
Groups
Climbers' Club President 1904–1907
Member from 1897
Member 1898–1901
Member 1908–1910
Fell & Rock Climbing Club President 1910–1912
Vice-President 1912–1914
Honorary Member from 1907
Norsk Tindeklub Honorary Member
Yorkshire Ramblers' Club President 1893–1903
Vice-President 1903–1908

A founding member of the Climbers' Club and a member of it's first committee.

References

[1] http://www.theslingsbys.co.uk/willcecilarticle.htm

[2] https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2021/01/remembering-slingsby.html by Tony Howard (2021)

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39 contributions since 12th May 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 25th May 1849
Date of death 23rd Aug 1929
Age 80 years old
Gender Male
Notable Partnerships
Walter Parry Haskett Smith
Charles Hopkinson
Family
Eleanor Winthrop Young (child)
Henry Laurence Slingsby (child)
Groups
Climbers' Club President 1904–1907
Member from 1897
Member 1898–1901
Member 1908–1910
Fell & Rock Climbing Club President 1910–1912
Vice-President 1912–1914
Honorary Member from 1907
Norsk Tindeklub Honorary Member
Yorkshire Ramblers' Club President 1893–1903
Vice-President 1903–1908

A founding member of the Climbers' Club and a member of it's first committee.

References

[1] http://www.theslingsbys.co.uk/willcecilarticle.htm

[2] https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2021/01/remembering-slingsby.html by Tony Howard (2021)

Contributors
39 contributions since 12th May 2026.

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