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Dennis Gray:

I was with him when he first tried to lead Western Front. He struggled over the overhang, tried to reach the crack which splits the face but took a terrible ground fall. I jumped off the boulder I was belayed on at the foot of Crack of Doom, ran round and he was laid unconscious in a heap. "Allan, Allan speak to me" At which he slowly opened his eyes and opined "I'll lead it next time!" [2]

References

[1] Wells, Colin. Who's who in British Climbing: Bite-sized Biographies of Dead Climbers - and Some that are Still Alive. United Kingdom: Climbing Company, 2008.

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/ukc/allan_austin_obituary__a_prophet_of_purism-777737?v=1#x9999967

References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones 2012, page 93.

References

[1] Yorkshire Gritstone Volume 1, Almscliff to Slipstones 2012, page 92.

References

[1] Mountain 28 (1973), page 15 /library/9632/mountain-28

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[1] Mountain 29 (1973), page 16 /library/9633/mountain-29

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[1] On Th Edge 116, page 11

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

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DHyvPp1MQvH/

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[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRII4bWjZZw/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuj7tMT4gjM