Climbers

Pierre Allain was one of the early pioneers of bouldering in Fontainebleau and a prolific mountaineer, establishing many hard routes in the Alps.

He is also known as the creator of some of the earliest shoes designed specifically for rock climbing, "PAs", and the first lightweight aluminium carabiners.

Allain climbed the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1947 with fellow climbers René Ferlet, Guy Poulet and Jacques Poincenot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfOb12p8eIY

References

[1] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/1781106875288813

[2] Climbing in the 80s Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4623854227680716/

[3] Instagram post: Allain in his workshop https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPx4nEF7bw/

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/pietro-dal-pra-the-mountain-from-all-perspectives.html

Ken Wilson writing in Mountain Magazine:

Of all the great alpine climbers of that exciting decade prior to the Second World War, Riccardo Cassin stands out as the most distinguished. His three outstanding North Face climbs on the Grandes Jorasses, the Cima Ovest and the Piz Badile marked him out as an alpinist of the highest calibre. They formed the corner-stone of the career of one of the greatest climbers of our time. [3]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CSR0WreDWZ9/

[2] Obituary by Ed Douglas for The Guardin, 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/aug/13/obituary-riccardo-cassin

[3] Mountain 22 (1972), page 32 /library/9626/mountain-22

[4] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/goodbye-riccardo-cassin.html

References

[1] https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/filmography/robert-rusty-baillie

[2] Rusty's Ascent https://vimeo.com/334817159/1a76bf9b73

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/rustie_bailie-769769

[4] https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/202308768/rusty-baillie