Climbers

Keith fell of Windy Ledge at Stoney Middleton, and survived! Mick Ward tells the story:

Myhill soloed up to help a roped but gripped climber reach Windy Ledge, only to find his own footholds disintegrating. He went the length of the crag and was found lying at its base, groaning. Someone ran to phone for an ambulance. Back in those days (Press Button B) things were a lot slower. Growing distinctly bored waiting for salvation, Myhill staggered to his feet and limped off to The Moon. Pint in one hand and arrows in the other, he was contemplating finishing on double-top when the ambulance screamed past, siren blaring. “I wonder who that’s for?” he murmured pensively. [1]

[1] http://smhccg.org/rock-climbing/mick-ward/

Ken Wilson was a prolific author and editor of the magazine Mountain from 1969 to 1978. In particular he is famous for the volumes Classic Rock, Hard Rock and Extreme Rock that list collections of high quality rock climbs in the UK.

Tim Lewis:

You don't argue with Ken unless you are ready for a long winter and a hard campaign, and you had best have ear plugs because the noise is deafening. [4]

References

[1] Ken Wilson - Publisher, Visionary and Passionate Defender of British Climbing by Alan James

[2] Obituary in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/ken-wilson-obituary by Ed Douglas

[3] Ken at the top of Eroica on Pentire Point after making an early repeat https://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=188383

[4] Mountain 59 (1978), page 44