Climbers

References

[1] Neil's first ascents https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/ticklists/neils_new_routes-121

References

[1] Interview with Arthur Delicque for Grimper, August 2024 https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane

[2] The Ascent, a 2025 documentary about Oriane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk

Antoine Le Menestrel:

You etched climbing in to our culture, you brought climbing up to an art form. You lived climbing, it was your lifestyle, I was still a student, looking on. I loved to watch you climb, your suppleness passed over in to my body. [1]

Lynn Hill:

Patrick will always have a place in my heart and memories. The times I spent eating dinner at his house, laughing, working together for "Rock and Wall" magazine, and climbing on the beautiful cliffs of Southern France were precious moments of life. Being from the same generation, I was inspired by Patrick's visionary achievements when he came to the States and on-sighted many of the hardest routes in the country. [1]

Jerry Moffatt:

A memory which stands out was when he took me out in his new HF Lancia Integral. He was a great driver and after warming up the engine went absolutely flat out! However at no time did I feel scared. Such was his charisma, he had an aura of total confidence and control. [1]

References

[1] Tributes to Patrick Edlinger, https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/patrick_edlinger_-_le_blond-5117

[2] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3470129359719881

[3] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/928362310563278

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlxY5rNGJk

[5] Portrait by Gérard Kosicki https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGPhnQqTbe/

[6] Climbing in Cimaï, 1980s https://www.instagram.com/p/C_7fEUvtS-r/

[7] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GHP3L6JrJAAnjRlWaqxw7?

[8] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tiGG5Q3q4kJYDvoIYIxZr?

References

[1] Interview with Alex Megos, October 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FUiso5e6FQ

[2] Up For It On The Edge Issue 84, page 36

References

[1] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbing, December 2016 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/5ijn1s/hi_rclimbing_im_sean_mccoll_current_overall_world/

References

[1] https://kearneyjourney.blogspot.com/2017/05/10-best-boulder-problems-in-dartmoor-7a.html

References

[1] Soloing in Joshua Tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsU5PjguPgw

References

[1] Interview with Colin Wells On The Edge Issue 104, page 56

References

[1] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/al-evans-has-passed-away/

[2] In Memory of Al Evans by Mick Ward, January 2019 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/in_memory_of_al_evans-11587

[3] A Slippery Slope - Confessions of a Climbing Alcoholic by Al Evans, May 2006 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/a_slippery_slope_confessions_of_a_climbing_alcoholic-201