Climbers from United Kingdom

Avon Gorge activist and soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).

References

[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.

[2] https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary

Rock climber, guidebook writer, catalyst, raconteur and man-about-Llanberis. Died after a fall whilst soloing Brown's Eliminate (E2).

Yorkshire motor mechanic and builder with a brief but illustrious rock climbing career most notably in the English Lake District. One of the Bradford Lads, a loose collection of West Yorkshire climbers active in the immediate post World War Two period. He retired from climbing in the mid-1950s, donating his equipment to Don Whillans, returning in the late 1980s "half a million fags and 50,000 pints later."

...one of the boldest and most agile rock climbers in Britain in the 1950s. [1]

References

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/apr/20/peter-greenwood-obituary

Rachel and her partner Tim Newton were killed in an accident on Ben Nevis in February 2016. [2]

References

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35888301

[2] https://rachslater.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/in-memorium/

Pioneer of adventurous Welsh rock climbing, usually onsight and often on suspect rock, notably on the Llŷn.

Adam Long:

If we were to judge ascents by their repeatability he would have been as famous as Ben Moon.[1]

Ray sadly died in a climbing accident in 2025.[2]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/rip.18343/page-66#post-710121

[2] https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520482525451568/posts/1910628503103633/