Climbers

Climber Name # Ascents Recorded Notes
Darren McMaster 2
Dave Barton 2

Lancastrian rock climber and mountaineer from the 1960s to present.

Dave Cook 2

Prime mover of Pembroke Range West trespass in 1991 resulting in negotiated access for the area.

Dave Diegelman 2
Dave Kenyon 2
Dave McLoughlin 2
Dave Parry 2

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/daveparry
Dave Pearce 2
Dave Turner 2
Davide Zane 2
David Hume 2

References

[1] https://eveningsends.com/day-sent-true-love/
David Ian Jones 2
David Jones 2
Davis Stewart 2
Dawson Bauer 2
Dawson Shepherd 2
Debbie Birch 2
Denis Pail 2
Dennis Gray 2
Derek Hersey 2

Derek grew up in the UK and started climbing in the Peak DIstrict. In 1983 he moved to the US where he spent the rest of his life.

Derek was a prolific solo climber. He was particularly well known for soloing routes close to his lead grade.

He died in 1993 in a solo fall from the Steck / Salathé (E2) in Yosemite, a route well within his capability. It has been speculated that he may have been caught in a rain shower. [2]

Steve 'Crusher' Bartlett:

Regularly he’d have the kind of day the rest of us only dream about. Thumbing through his copy of Boulder Climbs South guide fosters a sense of humility. It’s all there: “The Naked Edge - solo;” “Le Toit - solo;” “Climb of the Century - solo;” “Jules Verne - solo;” “Neon Lights - solo." This list could get monotonous—‘solo’ adjoins climb after climb, most of the routes in the book. Once, he figured he’d soloed Outer Space probably 100 times. Another time he told me he’d done the second through seventh free ascents of Night (5.11b/c vs [very serious]). [3]

References

[1] Obituary: Derek Hersey from The Independent newspaper https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-derek-hersey-1494003.html

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199403102/Fall-on-Rock-Climbing-Alone-and-Unroped-WeatherProbably-California-Yosemite-Valley-Sentinel-Rock

[3] https://www.deserttowersbook.com/derek-hersey-obituary2019

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