Climbers from United Kingdom

Joined the Pinnacle Club in 1962 and served two spells as its secretary, as she did two as treasurer of the Ladies' Alpine Club; she walked and climbed in the Alps, the Pyrenees, Turkey, Iceland and further afield. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Pinnacle Club Journal No. 19, 1982-1984 /library/9589/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-19-1982-1984

English mountaineer (married name Richards) who helped found the Pinnacle Club in 1921 and made the first ascent of the NNW ridge of the Dent Blanche in 1928; author of Climbing Days (1935). [1]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Pilley_Richards

Dundee-based climber, an engineering draughtsman who co-founded the Tool Design Company, with over 60 first ascents in Scotland including Ardverikie Wall (1967, with Graeme Hunter) and Slav Route on Ben Nevis; he made a long winter partnership with Neil Quinn. He joined the SMC in 1969, was President 1992-1994 and was Distribution Manager of the Journal for 36 years; he was killed while out alone in A Gully, Coire Fee, Glen Doll, in 2011. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 202 – Vol 41 - 2011 /library/7108/smcj-number-202-–-vol-41---2011

[2] SMCJ Number 184 - Vol 35 - 1993 /library/7090/smcj-number-184---vol-35---1993

British lawyer, mountaineer and author who edited the Alpine Journal (1872–1880) and was president of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club. [1]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Freshfield

Douglas Milner was a bank clerk from York who climbed in the Lake District, Wales, Scotland and the Alps and was a mountain photographer, a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and the author of books including Rock for Climbing, The Dolomites and Mountain Photography. He joined the Rucksack Club in 1936 and was its president in 1956-57, and he was vice-president of the Alpine Club in 1983-84. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1991 /library/7639/rucksack-club-journal-1991

Explorer, mountaineer and photographer who climbed with Bill Murray, Tom MacKinnon and Tom Weir before the war, originated the 1950 Scottish Himalayan Expedition, and later went to the Rowaling Himal (1952), Kurdistan (1956) and East Greenland (1958). He worked as a freelance commercial photographer and was Vice-President of the SMC from 1973 to 1975. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 200 – Vol 40 - 2009 /library/7106/smcj-number-200-–-vol-40---2009

[2] SMCJ Number 166 - Vol 30 - 1975 /library/7072/smcj-number-166---vol-30---1975

[3] Officers list in SMCJ Number 165 - Vol 30 - 1974 /library/7071/smcj-number-165---vol-30---1974

Doug was the idiosyncratic resident of Rock Cottage at Roaches Lower Tier, a cottage built in to the cliff. Doug died in Summer 2022 aged around 88.

Although not a climber himself he was friendly (or intimidating, depending on who you ask) with many of the climbers who climbed at the Roaches and surrounding area. He was known to memorize beta for routes and then find climbers in need and help them out by relaying the sequence to them.

Phil Burke:

He also probably saved my life, when soloing Elegy I hadn’t realised the top delicate last few moves where green and wet. Made one upward move too many and started to slide, but I couldn’t reverse for the same reason. I’d started contemplating a fall out zone, when I spotted and shouted to Dougie, who ran round to the top and lowered me the end of his wood bundle rope. One quick pull and I was up, so thank you Dougie! At the top I thanked him profusely and he replied “Any time Ron”. Ron [Fawcett] and myself both lived in Buxton at the time and so climbed there a lot, sometimes soloing together and Dougie often mixed us up. [3]

Dan Middleton:

Back in the 80's my mum used to go to the Roaches regularly, running personal development courses for British Gas and Royal Mail apprentices. Sometimes the youngsters could be hard work and be a bit macho and cocky, which she would solve by asking Doug to do his axe routine, which would terrify the living daylights out of them and get them in order sharpish. She'll be gutted to hear he's gone, she had a real soft spot for him. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7DKSGjYHf/

[2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,18343.msg663919.html#msg663919

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/dougie_moller_-lord_and_king_of_the_roachesfor_a_while-750563?v=1#x9668401

[4] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/26/doug-moller-obituary

Born in Bearsden, he worked at the Scottish Mutual from 1951 to 1991, was secretary and then president of the Glasgow JMCS, helped build the Meagaidh Hut, and became a keen orienteer from 1978. He joined the SMC in 1971 and was Hon. Treasurer from 1997 to 2000. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 209 – Vol 46 - 2018 /library/7115/smcj-number-209-–-vol-46---2018

Jack Woodman, chairman of the Bradford textile firm Kellett Woodman, took part in early pot-holing expeditions and Gaping Gill meets; a vice-president of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club. His obituary gives his death as 1982, aged 78, and the Record of Members as 1981. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 1985, 11(39) /library/11036/yrcj-1985;-11(39)

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

Edgar Pryor was a founder of the Hobnail Club who joined the Rucksack Club, sat on its committee within two years and was its president within six years. He led new rock routes and climbed widely in the Alps, including the Meije. In 1928 he was knocked off a ledge on Laddow's Long Climb, an accident that led to the loss of a leg and to the work that produced the mountaineering clubs' rescue committee. [1] [2]

References

[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942

[2] Rucksack Club Journal 1976 /library/7703/rucksack-club-journal-1976

References

[1] OBITUARY. Br Med J. 1950;1(4662):1144-1145. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2037731/ /file/a39f474e-1e21-1823-0d2f-15b2d5c5bf5b/edred_m_corner_obit.pdf

Edinburgh chartered accountant who served as an artillery officer in France in the First World War. He joined the SMC in 1920 and was Hon. Treasurer until 1936 and President from 1954 to 1956; for many years he accompanied the Club song at dinners. [1]

References

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

Brighouse solicitor who served in the Second World War with a searchlight regiment, spent over thirty years of Alpine holidays and was president of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club 1968–70. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 1985, 11(39) /library/11036/yrcj-1985;-11(39)

British alpinist (née Gregory) who joined the Pinnacle Club in 1946 and was its president 1957–60. She climbed in Kulu with the 1956 Abinger Himalayan Expedition and filmed the 1959 women's expedition to Cho Oyu. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Healey

[2] Obituary in Pinnacle Club Journal No. 28, 2009-2011 /library/9590/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-28-2009-2011

[3] Pinnacle Club Journal No. 8, 1951-1958 /library/9603/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-08-1951-1958