Climbers from United Kingdom

References

[1] Obituary by Ed Douglas, 2023 https://www.climbing.com/people/remembering-audrey-salkeld

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/01/audrey-salkeld-obituary

[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/world/europe/audrey-salkeld-dead.html

Barry Clarke is a prolific first ascentionist. He has established many routes, most often easier solos on outcrops that may have been previously overlooked.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/barry_clarke_routes_info-777125

Basil Goodfellow was an engineer with ICI who climbed widely in the Alps, Norway, the Lofoten and the Dauphiné, and was a noted mountain photographer. He was president of the Rucksack Club from 1950, honorary secretary of the Alpine Club, joint honorary secretary of the Himalayan Committee that planned the 1953 Everest expedition, and president of the British Mountaineering Council; his work earned him an OBE. He died suddenly in September 1972, on his way to an evening meeting of the Alpine Club. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary and committee report in Rucksack Club Journal 1972 /library/7718/rucksack-club-journal-1972

[2] Obituary in Alpine Journal 1973 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1973_files/AJ%201973%20280-295%20In%20Memoriam.pdf

A third-generation member of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club who has taken part in search and rescue dog training; vice-president from 2020 and the club's president 2022–24. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] YRC Journal 2022, 14(5) /library/10965/yrcj-2022;-14(5)

[2] YRC Journal 2020, 14(3) /library/10978/yrcj-2020;-14(3)

[3] YRC Journal 2023, 14(6) /library/10964/yrcj-2023;-14(6)

Dentist from Dumbarton and pioneer of dental radiology who gave up practice because of deafness in 1935 and turned to writing and photography. He wrote climbing books including The Cuillin of Skye (1952), and was a leading figure in Scottish mountain rescue. He was a Vice-President of the Scottish Mountaineering Club from 1964 to 1966. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 169 - Vol 31 - 1978 /library/7075/smcj-number-169---vol-31---1978

[2] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Humble

[3] Officers list in SMCJ Number 156 - Vol 28 - May 1965 /library/7062/smcj-number-156---vol-28---may-1965

[4] Officers list in SMCJ Number 157 - Vol 28 - May 1966 /library/7063/smcj-number-157---vol-28---may-1966

Coached for his examinations by Harry Williamson, he was drawn into caving and climbing trips from the Stainforth cottage of F. Botterill and Williamson; he was honorary treasurer of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club for 27 years. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 1954, 8(27) /library/11037/yrcj-1954;-8(27)

[2] YRC Journal 2012, 13(13) /library/10991/yrcj-2012;-13(13)

The youngest of the three Wells sisters, a founder member of the Pinnacle Club and for a time its secretary; 'in her day she was our best leader'. With Trilby Wells and Lilian Bray she made the first all-women traverse of the Cuillin Ridge in 1928. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary in Pinnacle Club Journal No. 12, 1965-1966 /library/9592/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-12-1965-1966

[2] Pinnacle Club Journal No. 17, 1977-1980 /library/9591/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-17-1977-1980

He joined the SMC in 1946 by way of the JMCS, climbed Crowberry Gully in snow and ice in March 1936 with Rob Anderson, and did much practical work on the Club huts, particularly Lagangarbh and the CIC Hut. He was made Honorary Vice-President in 1986. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 184 - Vol 35 - 1993 /library/7090/smcj-number-184---vol-35---1993

Bill Deakin is a rock climber in the Rucksack Club who climbed the North Face of the Eiger with Cec Rhodes in 1990. He later climbed big walls in Yosemite with Dominic Oughton. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1990 /library/7695/rucksack-club-journal-1990

[2] Rucksack Club Journal 1991 /library/7639/rucksack-club-journal-1991

[3] Rucksack Club Journal 2008 /library/7722/rucksack-club-journal-2008

Bill Pickstone was the son of Charles H. Pickstone, a founder member and the first chairman of committee of the Rucksack Club. He attended club meets throughout his life and was assistant secretary from 1953 to 1958 and secretary from 1959 to 1961. He died on 7 September 1997. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1997 /library/7713/rucksack-club-journal-1997

Bill Russell was born on Tyneside, worked as a joiner in the shipyards and later taught handicraft in Hazel Grove. He joined the Rucksack Club in 1972, served on the committee for thirteen years, was outdoor organiser and indoor meets organiser, and was elected vice-president in 1995. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 2013 /library/7646/rucksack-club-journal-2013