Climbers

Norwegian big wall climber and free climber active in the early 1980s. Doseth made important ascents on the Trollveggen and climbed in Yosemite. He died on the descent after making the first ascent of the Norwegian Route on Great Trango.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Doseth

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/harry_scarlett-769424

Austrian climber responsible for hard sport and alpine trad. routes in the 1980s. Innovative climbing shoe designer for La Sportiva and Scarpa.

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References

[1] Obituary in The Guardian by Ed Douglas, February 2006 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/18/guardianobituaries.france

[2] Obituary in The Independent by Colin Wells, February 2006 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jeanchristophe-lafaille-465996.html

[3] Interview with Andy Kirkpatrick and Ian Parnell, 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfKR7v1hC-w

[4] https://www.desnivel.com/alpinismo/alpinistas/20-anos-sin-jean-christophe-lafaille/

References

[1] Interview with Paul Twomey On The Edge Issue 73, page 30

Features in Lock Down Rock Up.

Jesse has lost all his useful vision to Rod-Cone Dystrophy. A genetic condition that causes the light-sensitive cells in the eyes to degenerate.

He was born severely sight impaired having an extremely limited level of vision until, during the first year of his doctoral studies in his mid-twenties, the little sight he had been born with gradually degenerated and he lost the ability to read and write in the literal sense. Today he has lost the last of his useful vision.

While climbing, he is totally reliant on touch and on verbal guidance from his climbing partner, his wife Molly. [1]

In 2019 Jesse became the first blind person to lead climb The Old Man of Hoy.

References

[1] https://jessedufton.com/

Yorkshirewoman who made many first female ascents in the 1970s and 1980s.