Climbers

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/stephanie-forte-eating-disorder/

A prolific developer around the south west of the UK and a prominent member of The Clean Hand Gang who eschewed the use of chalk while climbing.

Steve Monks:

As our friendship and climbing partnership grew it became clear that, for Steve, the essence of climbing - of life itself really - was so much about the feeling, the moment, the joy of a shared adventure. [3]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPkHlcDxv0/

[2] Steve Findlay RIP thread on UKClimbing forums, March 2023 https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/steve_findlay_rip-757467

[3] Remembering Steve Findlay (1954-2023) by Steve Monks, Trevor Messiah and Hazel Findlay, June 2023 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/remembering_steve_findlay_1954-2023-15200

Henry Barber:

Steve was one of the most visionary climbers I ever climbed with. He put up hard climbs that were ahead of their time by a decade. I was known more for scary onsights, but his climbs compared to mine were futuristic by 20 years harder than anything I did. It took over a decade for Steve’s 'Psycho Roof' in Eldorado Canyon to be repeated. [2]

References

[1] Obituary by John Bragg, 2019 https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215496

[2] https://www.facebook.com/rockandice/posts/steve-wunsch-one-of-the-best-climbers-in-the-world-in-the-1960s-and-1970s-died-f/10157714840455030/

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20230202012326/https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/celebrating-the-life-of-steve-wunsch-by-your-own-lights/

The classic problem Stuey 5 Bellies at The Schoolroom in Sheffield is named after Stuart.

References

[1] https://totolore.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview.html