Hugh Banner
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | GB |
| Date of birth: | 31st August 1933 |
| Date of death: | 23rd April 2007 |
Author of one of the first guides to limestone climbing in the south west of England.
He later went on to found HB equipment, which made a variety of kit for climbing.
References
[1] Wells, Colin. Who's who in British Climbing: Bite-sized Biographies of Dead Climbers - and Some that are Still Alive. United Kingdom: Climbing Company, 2008. Page 23.
Contributors: remus
Pics + Vids
Added at 14:05 on 08 May 2021
© Avon Gorge Press Report, May 1954
Added at 14:05 on 08 May 2021
© Avon Gorge Press Report, May 1954
Ascents
3 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date |
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| 1952 | Central Buttress | E1 | Lead | 1952 |
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First ascent.
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| 1958 | Insanity | E2 | Lead | 1958 |
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First ascent.
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| 1959 | The Troach | E2 | Lead | 1959 |
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First ascent.
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Insanity | E2 | Lead | 1958 | |
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First ascent.
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| The Troach | E2 | Lead | 1959 | |
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First ascent.
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| Central Buttress | E1 | Lead | 1952 | |
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First ascent.
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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