| Type | Club |
| Country | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 26th Sep 1951 |
| Members recorded | 8 |
A climbing club formed in Manchester on 26 September 1951 by a group of largely working-class climbers, many from the earlier Valkyrie Club. Members including Joe Brown and Don Whillans were at the forefront of British rock climbing in the 1950s. The club was disbanded later in the decade when no one would take over as officers, and was afterwards reformed by Nat Allen and Dennis Gray. [1] [2] [3]
[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club
[2] Stoney Middleton heritage: Joe Brown and the Valkyrie/Rock & Ice https://smhccg.org/rock-climbing/joe-brown-and-the-valkyrierosk-ice/
[3] Dennis Gray, 'Joe Brown, Look Down', Alpine Journal 2022 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2022_files/AJ%202022%20Vol%20126%20127-139%20Gray%20Joe%20Brown.pdf
8 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Don Chapman | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed among the founding members when the club crystallised on 26 September 1951. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club |
| Don Cowan | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed among the founding members when the club crystallised on 26 September 1951. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club |
| Don Whillans | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed among the founding members when the club crystallised on 26 September 1951. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club |
| Joe Brown | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Founding member. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club [2] Wikipedia: Joe Brown (climber) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Brown_(climber) |
| Nat Allen | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Founding member; later reformed the club with Dennis Gray. [1] [2] [3] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club [2] Mountain Heritage Trust: Nat Allen collection https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/nat-allen-collection [3] Dennis Gray, 'Joe Brown, Look Down', Alpine Journal 2022 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2022_files/AJ%202022%20Vol%20126%20127-139%20Gray%20Joe%20Brown.pdf |
| Ray Greenall | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed among the founding members when the club crystallised on 26 September 1951. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club |
| Ron Moseley | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed among the founding members when the club crystallised on 26 September 1951. [1] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club |
| Slim Sorrell | From 26th Sep 1951 |
Listed as Merrick (Slim) Sorrell among the founding members. [1] [2] References[1] Wikipedia: Rock and Ice Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Ice_Club [2] Footless Crow: Slim Sorrell, Northern Grit https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/08/slim-sorrell-northern-grit.html |