| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1901 |
| Date of death | 1980 |
| Age | between 78 and 80 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Groups | |
| Scottish Mountaineering Club |
President 1978–1980 Vice-President 1963–1965 Member 1928–1934 |
Robert Elton was a founder member of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland in 1925 and joined the SMC in 1926; with the Speirs brothers he made the first ascent of Speirs' Variation on the Crowberry Ridge. A chartered accountant and later a director of a paper-making company, he served the SMC as auditor, custodian of slides and Vice-President, and was President from 1978 until his death in 1980. [1]
[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 172 - Vol 32 - 1981 /library/7078/smcj-number-172---vol-32---1981
| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1901 |
| Date of death | 1980 |
| Age | between 78 and 80 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Groups | |
| Scottish Mountaineering Club |
President 1978–1980 Vice-President 1963–1965 Member 1928–1934 |
Robert Elton was a founder member of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland in 1925 and joined the SMC in 1926; with the Speirs brothers he made the first ascent of Speirs' Variation on the Crowberry Ridge. A chartered accountant and later a director of a paper-making company, he served the SMC as auditor, custodian of slides and Vice-President, and was President from 1978 until his death in 1980. [1]
[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 172 - Vol 32 - 1981 /library/7078/smcj-number-172---vol-32---1981