All climbers

French competition climber of the 1990s, rival of François Legrand 'Big Frank'. Now coach and climbing wall owner.

Austrian mountaineer, first ascentionist of the 1938 route on the Eiger. Early member of the SA and member of the SS during World War Two. Died mountaineering in Peru.

References

[1] Interview with Climb On, February 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4mswJHFNhU

[2] https://www.conseiller.ca/nouvelles/industrie/il-ecope-dune-penalite-de-11-000/

[3] https://www.squamishchief.com/local-sports/whats-next-for-squamish-climber-who-sent-canadas-hardest-boulder-problem-6646916

Along side his brother Ashley Perry Abraham, George Dixon Abraham was one of the first to heavily publicise rock climbing in Britain through his photography. George was the eldest son of publisher George Perry Abraham. His father no doubt influenced him and his brother, as he himself published many photos and postcards of landscapes around Cumbria. [1]

Never apart, Ashley and George published many guidebooks around the UK, most notably 'Rock Climbing in the English Lake District' [2]. "They complemented each other perfectly: George the often leading, graceful, supple and balanced...", Geoffrey Winthrop Young [3].

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._P._Abraham

[2] Owen Glynne Jones. Rock-climbing in the English Lake District. United Kingdom: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1897. /library/319/rock-climbing-in-the-english-lake-district

[3] Colin Wells (2008) Who’s who in British climbing. Climbing Company Limited. (ISBN-10: 0955660106)

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/in-memory-of-giovanni-quirici.html

Glen Denny was an American climber and photographer, best known for his involvement in the early development of Yosemite with first ascents of iconic routes such as Astroman and early repeats such as the third ascent of The Nose.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/legendary-yosemite-climber-and-photographer-glen-denny-has-died/

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/goodbye-glen-denny-climber-photographer-yosemite-golden-age.html

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7Ick9QH1w

[4] https://archive.org/details/glendenny

The thing about wide cracks is, you get so many points of contact on the rock that you’d have to have a heart attack or something [to fall]. When face climbing it’s easy to slip. [1]

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/greg-cameron-master-of-free-solos-and-offwidths-dies/