Climbers from United Kingdom

Jim Arnold was a lakes based climbed who contributed significantly to the development of bouldering in the area, in particular St. Bees and Carrock Fell.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr5bAqLsQL3/

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/jim-curran-passed-away/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHnICknO-Jw

References

[1] https://www.thebmc.co.uk/obituary-jim-milledge

Joe Tasker was known for his bold and lightweight ascents, particularly in the Himalayas. He died while attempting the North-East Ridge of Mount Everest in May 1982.

Joe is also known for his contribution to the mountaineering literature. After his death the Boardman Tasker Prize was established.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdq2Kh1jJ2Z/

[2] http://www.boardmantasker.com/pete-and-joe

[3] https://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/voices/tasker/

[4] https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/how-they-got-there-joe-tasker

[5] https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/filmography/joe-tasker

Jack Dossor, a Hull dentist, was a vice-president of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club. The Record of Members prints his name as 'John Denis Dosser'. [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)

Jack Green, a Yorkshire Penny Bank manager, was one of the founders and the first secretary of the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club and one of the six members on the second descent of Gaping Gill in 1896; he also climbed in Switzerland and Norway. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 1927, 5(17) /library/10995/yrcj-1927;-5(17)

Jack Holmes, a textile chemist, developed the waterproof fabric used for the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club's tents and anoraks and was on its early caving trips to Ireland; vice-president of the club 1957–59. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 2009, 13(7) /library/11041/yrcj-2009;-13(7)

[2] YRC Journal 2009, 13(8) /library/11004/yrcj-2009;-13(8)

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

John Beatty is a nature, travel and adventure photographer from the Peak District who spent seven months in Antarctica. In 1982 he was one of the six-man party, three of them Rucksack Club members, that crossed the Greenland ice cap by manhauling sledges, and his photographs illustrated the club's account. [1] [2]

References

[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1982 /library/7706/rucksack-club-journal-1982

[2] University of Dundee https://app.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2011/november11/wildvision.htm

Jack Devenport joined the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club in 1949 and was its president 1974–76. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

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

[2] Deaths list in YRC Journal 1997, 12(7) /library/11043/yrcj-1997;-12(7)

[3] Officers lists in YRC Journal 1976, 11(37) /library/11040/yrcj-1976;-11(37)

[4] Obituary of his son John Charles Devenport in YRC Journal 2011, 13(11) /library/11018/yrcj-2011;-13(11)

Inventor of the MOAC, one of the first commercially available pieces of passive protection.

References

[1] https://www.outdoorgearcoach.co.uk/obituary-john-brailsford-blacksmith-teacher-innovator-bike-rider-ifmg-mountain-guide/

Sir John Bretland Farmer, botanist, Professor of Botany at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, was on the Climbers' Club committee 1903–12 and its president 1910–12. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in Climbers' Club Journal 1944 /library/7456/climbers-club-1944-journal

Cecil Atkinson, cragsman and Alpine Club member who climbed Napes Needle and the north face of Pillar Rock at Easter 1893, joined the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club in 1894. He was its president when he died in an accident at Ilkley. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in YRC Journal 1924, 5(16) /library/10992/yrcj-1924;-5(16)

References

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/12/03/john-cleare-mountain-photographer-bbc-matterhorn/

[2] https://www.markhorrell.com/blog/2024/the-life-of-john-cleare-the-great-mountain-photographer-as-told-in-comments/

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/off_belay/john_cleare-775534

[4] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/in_focus/john_cleare-17002