All climbers

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/gb_climbing_olympic_coach_rachel_carr_on_paris_2024-15875

Rachel Farmer was the first British Woman to climb 8a with her ascent of Raindogs at Malham Cove.

Tragically Rachel died in 1993 after slipping off a path in Buoux.

References

[1] The Rachel Farmer Trust, setup after she died https://www.rachelfarmertrust.org/

[2] Jam Crack 156 - Neil Gresham https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H9lcr8Fp4lR6lMMmJa8Yt

Rob Greenwood is a British all-round climber and fell runner based in the Peak District. He is a director of UKClimbing.com.

Arizona-based big wall free climber and climbing coach.

Foster’s routes remain legendary for their ferocious crimps and uncompromising boldness.

Ton Snelder once wrote of Roland Foster: 'Had Foster been climbing new routes on Himalayan peaks in an equivalently up-to-date style, and if rock climbing was as respected as that noble pursuit, he may well by now have been Sir Roland.'

Natalie Looyer:

The most elite of the new group of rock climbers at Whanganui Bay was Roland Foster, who began developing new routes while still in his teens in the early 1980s[1]

References

[1] https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Rock_Climbing_in_Aotearoa_New_Zealand_From_Novel_Activity_to_Popular_Sport_c_1965-2024/29954927?file=57327896

Along with Joe Brown and Don Whillans, the prime mover of the early Rock and Ice club. A commercial artist who retired and distanced himself from the climbing world after a 10 year career.