| Type | Club |
| Country | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Members recorded | 91 |
| Presidents recorded | 54 |
| Type | Club |
| Country | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Members recorded | 91 |
| Presidents recorded | 54 |
A Manchester mountaineering and hill-walking club founded in 1902, whose members pioneered gritstone climbing, opened the first climbing hut in the British Isles in 1912 and helped found mountain rescue in Britain. Women have been admitted since 1990. [1] [2] [3]
[1] Wikipedia: The Rucksack Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rucksack_Club
[2] Rucksack Club: Club history https://rucksackclub.org/who-we-are/club-history/
[3] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf
91 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Dixon | 1902–1904 |
President, the club's first. Listed in the 1903 officers list and succeeded by Joseph Collier in the officers for 1904–5; the 1923 journal captions his portrait 'Our First President, 1902-4 and 1923', and a 2001 article on the founding says the club approached him in October 1902 to be its first President. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 [4] Rucksack Club Journal 2001 /library/7637/rucksack-club-journal-2001 [5] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| Joseph Collier | 1904–1905 |
President. Listed in the 1904 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 |
| Charles Pilkington | 1905–1909 |
President. Listed in the officers for 1905–6; named as President at the December 1907 dinner; Alfred Hopkinson was introduced as President-Elect at the December 1908 dinner. The club history gives Pilkington as President 1906–08 and Hopkinson from 1909. [1] [2] [3] [4] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1907-1908 /library/7638/rucksack-club-journal-1907-1908 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1909-1910 /library/7701/rucksack-club-journal-1909-1910 [4] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| Alfred Hopkinson | 1909–1914 |
President. Listed in the 1909–1913 proceedings. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1909-1910 /library/7701/rucksack-club-journal-1909-1910 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1914 /library/7735/rucksack-club-journal-1914 |
| Charles Pickstone | 1914–1917 |
President. Listed in the 1915–1916 officers lists. [1] [2] The club history gives 'Charles H. Pickstone 1914-16'; Sir Alfred Hopkinson is last named as President at the November 1913 dinner. [3], A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I [4]. His obituary refers to 'his election to the Presidency in January, 1914'. [5] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1916 /library/7719/rucksack-club-journal-1916 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1914 /library/7735/rucksack-club-journal-1914 [4] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf [5] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| Philip Minor | 1917–1920 |
President. Listed in the 1917–1919 officers lists. [1] [2] The 1920 journal notes 'P. S. MINOR, President, 1917-1919' References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1917 /library/7644/rucksack-club-journal-1917 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1919 /library/7632/rucksack-club-journal-1919 |
| Charles Pickstone | 1920–1921 |
President. Listed in the 1920 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 |
| Harry Scott | 1921–1923 |
President. Listed in the 1921–1922 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 |
| Harold Dixon | 1923–1924 |
President. Listed in the 1923 officers list. [1] The 1923 journal captions his portrait 'Our First President, 1902-4 and 1923' References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1924–1926 |
President. Listed in the 1924–1925 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1924 /library/7691/rucksack-club-journal-2019 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1925 /library/7636/rucksack-club-journal-1925 |
| Edgar Pryor | 1926–1928 |
President. Listed in the 1926–1927 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1926 /library/7724/rucksack-club-journal-1926 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 |
| Herbert Mothersill | 1928–1930 |
President. Listed in the 1928–1929 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| Harry Kelly | 1930–1932 |
President. Listed in the 1930–1931 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1931 /library/7683/rucksack-club-journal-1931 |
| Harry Entwisle | 1932–1934 |
President. Listed in the 1932–1933 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1932 /library/7652/rucksack-club-journal-1932 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1933 /library/7650/rucksack-club-journal-1933 |
| Harry Doughty | 1934–1936 |
President. Listed in the 1934–1935 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1934 /library/7723/rucksack-club-journal-1934 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1935 /library/7710/rucksack-club-journal-1935 |
| Wilson Hey | 1936–1938 |
President. Listed in the 1936–1937 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1936 /library/7666/rucksack-club-journal-1936 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1937 /library/7656/rucksack-club-journal-1937 |
| Fred Pigott | 1938–1940 |
Listed as Alfred S. Pigott. [1] Listed as President in 1938 and 1939, with Burton in 1940. [2] [3] References[1] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1938 /library/7681/rucksack-club-journal-1938 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1939 /library/7635/rucksack-club-journal-1939 |
| Firth Burton | 1940–1943 |
President. Listed in the 1940–1942 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary: 'He became President in 1940 for three difficult years'. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1940 /library/7698/rucksack-club-journal-1940 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1966 /library/7699/rucksack-club-journal-1966 |
| Harry Scott | 1943–1944 |
President. No 1943 officers list survives; his obituary says he was 'President in 1921 and 1922 and again in 1943', Firth Burton's that Burton became President in 1940 'for three difficult years', and John Hirst's that Hirst was made President in 1944. [1] [2] [3] References[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1966 /library/7699/rucksack-club-journal-1966 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1970-1971 /library/7655/rucksack-club-journal-1970-1971 |
| John Hirst | 1944–1946 |
President. Listed in the 1944–1945 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary: 'He had been made our own President in 1944'. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1943-1944 /library/7640/rucksack-club-journal-1943-1944 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1945 /library/7660/rucksack-club-journal-1945 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1970-1971 /library/7655/rucksack-club-journal-1970-1971 |
| Harry Spilsbury | 1946–1948 |
President. Listed in the 1946–1947 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary: 'He was President of the Club in 1946-47, Vice-President 1948-49'. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1946 /library/7642/rucksack-club-journal-1946 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1947 /library/7711/rucksack-club-journal-1947 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1970-1971 /library/7655/rucksack-club-journal-1970-1971 |
| Dick Jennings | 1948–1950 |
President. Listed in the 1948–1949 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1948 /library/7654/rucksack-club-journal-1948 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1949 /library/7661/rucksack-club-journal-1949 |
| Basil Goodfellow | 1950–1952 |
President. Listed in the 1950–1951 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1951 /library/7720/rucksack-club-journal-1951 |
| John Wilding | 1952–1954 |
President. Listed in the 1952–1953 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1952 /library/7708/rucksack-club-journal-1952 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1953 /library/7658/rucksack-club-journal-1953 |
| Herbert Hartley | 1954–1956 |
President. Listed in the 1954–1955 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1954 /library/7738/rucksack-club-journal-1954 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1955 /library/7685/rucksack-club-journal-1955 |
| Douglas Milner | 1956–1958 |
President. Listed in the 1956–1957 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1956 /library/7728/rucksack-club-journal-1956 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1957 /library/7647/rucksack-club-journal-1957 |
| Ted Moss | 1958–1960 |
President. Listed in the 1958–1959 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1958 /library/7721/rucksack-club-journal-1958 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1959 /library/7643/rucksack-club-journal-1959 |
| Frank Solari | 1960–1962 |
President. Listed in the 1960–1961 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1960 /library/7634/rucksack-club-journal-1960 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1961 /library/7725/rucksack-club-journal-1961 |
| John H. Hirst | 1962–1964 |
President. Listed in the 1962–1963 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1962 /library/7712/rucksack-club-journal-1962 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1963 /library/7729/rucksack-club-journal-1963 |
| Jack Cooper | 1964–1966 |
President. Listed in the 1964–1965 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1964 /library/7705/rucksack-club-journal-1964 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1965 /library/7633/rucksack-club-journal-1965 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Pilkington | 1902–1905 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1903–1904 officers lists. [1] [2] A 2001 article on the founding says the club approached him in October 1902 to be a Vice-President. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 2001 /library/7637/rucksack-club-journal-2001 |
| Hermann Woolley | 1902–1920 |
Vice-President from the club's formation until his death in February 1920. Listed in the 1903–1905 and 1915–1919 officers lists (none survive for 1906–14); the 1908 report calls him 'a Vice-President of the Club since its formation', and his obituary says he accepted the office when the club was formed. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1907-1908 /library/7638/rucksack-club-journal-1907-1908 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1919 /library/7632/rucksack-club-journal-1919 [4] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [5] Rucksack Club Journal 2001 /library/7637/rucksack-club-journal-2001 |
| Joseph Collier | 1902–1904 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1903 officers list. [1] A 2001 article on the founding says the club approached him in October 1902 to be a Vice-President. [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 2001 /library/7637/rucksack-club-journal-2001 |
| Peregrine Watson | from 1902 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1903–1905 officers lists. [1] [2] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them. His obituary calls him 'an original Vice-President'. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1919 /library/7632/rucksack-club-journal-1919 |
| Harold Dixon | from 1904 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1904–1905 officers lists. [1] [2] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 |
| Alfred Hopkinson | from 1905 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1905 officers list. [1] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 |
| Charles Pickstone | 1911–1914 |
Vice-President. 'At the Annual Meeting [of January 1911] the name of Mr. Ch. H. Pickstone was added to the list of Vice-presidents'; his obituary says this was 'in order that he might occupy the higher office later', and he became President in January 1914. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1911-1912 /library/7709/rucksack-club-journal-1911-1912 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| Alfred Hopkinson | 1915–1939 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1915–1939 officers lists. [1] [2] He died in November 1939. Also obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1940 [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1939 /library/7635/rucksack-club-journal-1939 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1940 /library/7698/rucksack-club-journal-1940 |
| Charles Pilkington | 1915–1918 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1915–1918 officers lists. [1] [2] He died in December 1918 References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1918 /library/7645/rucksack-club-journal-1918 |
| Harold Dixon | 1915–1923 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1915–1922 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 |
| Peregrine Watson | 1915–1919 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1915–1918 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1918 /library/7645/rucksack-club-journal-1918 |
| Philip Minor | 1915–1917 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1915–1916 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1916 /library/7719/rucksack-club-journal-1916 |
| Charles Pickstone | 1917–1920 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1917–1919 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1917 /library/7644/rucksack-club-journal-1917 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1919 /library/7632/rucksack-club-journal-1919 |
| Harry Scott | 1917–1921 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1917–1920 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary: 'from 1917 to 1945, when not President, he was a Vice-President'. Also obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1950 [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1917 /library/7644/rucksack-club-journal-1917 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 |
| Philip Minor | 1920–1927 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1920–1927 officers lists. [1] [2] He died in 1927. Also obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1928 [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 |
| Charles Pickstone | 1921–1928-1929 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1921–1928 officers lists. [1] [2] He died in 1928 or early 1929. Also obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1929 [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| John Rooke Corbett | 1921–1937 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1921–1936 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1936 /library/7666/rucksack-club-journal-1936 |
| William Henry Pearson | 1921–1924 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1921–1923 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 |
| Harry Scott | 1923–1943 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1923–1942 officers lists; his obituary says that 'from 1917 to 1945, when not President, he was a Vice-President', and he was President in 1943. [1] [2] [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942 [3] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 |
| Harold Dixon | 1924–1930 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1924–1930 officers lists. [1] [2] He died in September 1930. Also obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1931 [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1924 /library/7691/rucksack-club-journal-2019 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1931 /library/7683/rucksack-club-journal-1931 |
| Harry Entwisle | 1926–1932 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1926–1931 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1926 /library/7724/rucksack-club-journal-1926 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1931 /library/7683/rucksack-club-journal-1931 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1929–1930 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1929 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| Fred Pigott | 1941–1943 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1941–1942 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1941 /library/7675/rucksack-club-journal-1941 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942 |
| Harry Scott | 1944–1946 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1944–1945 officers lists. [1] [2] [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1943-1944 /library/7640/rucksack-club-journal-1943-1944 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1945 /library/7660/rucksack-club-journal-1945 [3] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 |
| Wilson Hey | 1944–1946 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1944–1945 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1943-1944 /library/7640/rucksack-club-journal-1943-1944 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1945 /library/7660/rucksack-club-journal-1945 |
| John Hirst | 1946–1948 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1946–1947 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1946 /library/7642/rucksack-club-journal-1946 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1947 /library/7711/rucksack-club-journal-1947 |
| John Wilding | 1946–1948 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1946–1947 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1946 /library/7642/rucksack-club-journal-1946 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1947 /library/7711/rucksack-club-journal-1947 |
| Frank Collins | 1948–1950 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1948–1949 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1948 /library/7654/rucksack-club-journal-1948 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1949 /library/7661/rucksack-club-journal-1949 |
| Harry Spilsbury | 1948–1950 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1948–1949 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1948 /library/7654/rucksack-club-journal-1948 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1949 /library/7661/rucksack-club-journal-1949 |
| Dick Jennings | 1950–1952 |
Vice-President. Listed in the 1950–1951 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1951 /library/7720/rucksack-club-journal-1951 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur E. Burns | 1902–1943 |
Hon. Secretary (joint), one of the club's two founders. Listed in the 1903–1905 and 1915–1942 officers lists (none survive for 1906–14); his obituary says he and Entwisle 'were elected joint-secretaries' in 1902 and that he held the secretaryship for forty years, and the club history gives him as joint secretary 1902–41. J. E. Byrom is sole Hon. Secretary in the 1944 list. [1] [2] [3] [4] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942 [3] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1948 /library/7654/rucksack-club-journal-1948 [4] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| Harry Entwisle | 1902–1922 |
Hon. Secretary (joint with A. E. Burns), one of the club's two founders. Listed in the 1903–1905 and 1915–1921 officers lists (none survive for 1906–14); his obituary says he was 'joint-secretary with A. E. Burns for the first 19 years', the club history gives 1902–21, and Morley Wood is joint secretary in the 1922 list. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [4] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1962 /library/7712/rucksack-club-journal-1962 [5] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| Morley Wood | 1922–1931 |
Joint Honorary Secretary with Arthur E. Burns. [1] Listed as Hon. Secretary from 1922 to 1930, with Burns in 1931. [2] [3] References[1] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 |
| Eric Byrom | 1942-1944–1972 |
Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1944–1971 officers lists (there is no 1943 journal); one obituary says he was Hon. Secretary 'for 29 years (1942-1971)', another that he took over 'in the early days of the war'. The 1942 list still names A. E. Burns alone. [1] [2] [3] [4] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1942 /library/7702/rucksack-club-journal-1942 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1943-1944 /library/7640/rucksack-club-journal-1943-1944 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1970-1971 /library/7655/rucksack-club-journal-1970-1971 [4] Obituaries in Rucksack Club Journal 1978 /library/7715/rucksack-club-journal-1978 |
| Bill Pickstone | 1953–1962 |
Hon. Assistant Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1953–1961 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1953 /library/7658/rucksack-club-journal-1953 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1961 /library/7725/rucksack-club-journal-1961 |
| Brian Rhodes | 1962–1992 |
Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1962–1991 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1962 /library/7712/rucksack-club-journal-1962 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1991 /library/7639/rucksack-club-journal-1991 |
| Gordon Adshead | 1992–2000 |
Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1992–1998 officers lists. [1] [2] Rob Ferguson's report to the AGM of January 2000 thanks him on 'retiring from the post of Secretary after 25 years of continuous service as Treasurer, President and Secretary'. [3] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1992 /library/7678/rucksack-club-journal-1992 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1998-1999 /library/7662/rucksack-club-journal-1998-1999 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 2001 /library/7693/rucksack-club-journal-2001 |
| Bryan Davies | 1996–1999 |
Hon. Assistant Secretary. Listed in the 1996–1998 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1996-1997 /library/7670/rucksack-club-journal-1996-1997 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1998-1999 /library/7662/rucksack-club-journal-1998-1999 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Minor | 1902–1927 |
Hon. Treasurer from the founding. Listed in the 1903–1905 and 1915–1927 officers lists (none survive for 1906–14); the 1920 journal notes 'P. S. MINOR, Treasurer, 1902——(still running)', his obituary says he 'was Treasurer of the Club from its inception to the day of his death' in 1927, and the club history gives 'Philip S. Minor 1902-27'. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 [4] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 [5] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| John Wilding | 1928–1946 |
Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1928–1945 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1945 /library/7660/rucksack-club-journal-1945 |
| John H. Hirst | 1946–1961 |
Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1946–1960 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1946 /library/7642/rucksack-club-journal-1946 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1960 /library/7634/rucksack-club-journal-1960 |
| Jack Caldwell | 1961–1973 |
Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1961–1972 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1961 /library/7725/rucksack-club-journal-1961 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1972 /library/7718/rucksack-club-journal-1972 |
| Gordon Adshead | 1975–1988 |
Hon. Treasurer (after June 1975); Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1975–1987 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1975 /library/7651/rucksack-club-journal-1975 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1986-1987 /library/7736/rucksack-club-journal-1986-1987 |
| John O'Keefe | 1992–1993 |
Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1992 officers list. [1] His obituary says he 'served the Club on the Committee and as Treasurer'. [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1992 /library/7678/rucksack-club-journal-1992 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 2016 /library/7714/rucksack-club-journal-2016 |
| Rosalind Murray | 2003–2004 |
Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 2003 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 2003-2004 /library/7669/rucksack-club-journal-2003-2004 |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Ashley | 1903–1904 |
Committee. Listed in the 1903 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 |
| Charles Pickstone | from 1903 |
Committee (Chairman); Committee. Listed in the 1903–1905 officers lists. [1] [2] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1903 /library/7687/rucksack-club-journal-1903 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 |
| John Rooke Corbett | from 1904 |
Committee. Listed in the 1904–1905 officers lists. [1] [2] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 |
| William Henry Pearson | from 1904 |
Committee. Listed in the 1904–1905 officers lists. [1] [2] No officers lists survive for 1906–1914; the AGM of January 1907 re-elected the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer together, without naming them References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1904 /library/7737/rucksack-club-journal-1904 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1905 /library/7679/rucksack-club-journal-1905 |
| Harry Scott | 1907–1915 |
Hon. Librarian. Appointed at the AGM of January 1907 'vice Mr. A. F. Bury'; his obituary says he was invited to fill the vacancy in the autumn of 1906 and held the office for eight years, and the club history gives 'Harry E. Scott 1907-14'. Herbert Baxter is Librarian in the 1915 list. [1] [2] [3] [4] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1907-1908 /library/7638/rucksack-club-journal-1907-1908 [2] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1950 /library/7664/rucksack-club-journal-1950 [3] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [4] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| Harry Scott | 1914–1922 |
Hon. Editor. Listed in the 1914–1921 officers lists and proceedings. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1914 /library/7735/rucksack-club-journal-1914 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 |
| Frank Collins | 1915–1971 |
Hon. Assistant Librarian; Hon. Assistant Librarian (and Map Custodian); Hon. Assistant Librarian and Map Custodian; Hon. Librarian. Listed in the 1915–1970 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1970-1971 /library/7655/rucksack-club-journal-1970-1971 |
| John Rooke Corbett | 1915–1924 |
Committee; Hon. Custodian of Lantern Slides. Listed in the 1915–1923 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 |
| John Wilding | 1915–1917 |
Hon. Assistant Librarian; Committee. Listed in the 1915–1916 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1915 /library/7684/rucksack-club-journal-1915 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1916 /library/7719/rucksack-club-journal-1916 |
| Harry Kelly | 1917–1921 |
Committee. Listed in the 1917–1920 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1917 /library/7644/rucksack-club-journal-1917 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1918–1921 |
Committee. Listed in the 1918–1920 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1918 /library/7645/rucksack-club-journal-1918 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 |
| Fred Pigott | from 1919 |
Joined in 1919; on the committee from 1921 to 1971 (Wikipedia [1]). [2] References[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Pigott [2] A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902–1939, Appendix I https://web.archive.org/web/20230630081517/https://test.rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RSC-Hist-Book-Searchable-Archive.pdf |
| John Wilding | 1919–1921 |
Committee. Listed in the 1919–1920 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1919 /library/7632/rucksack-club-journal-1919 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 |
| John Hirst | 1920–1923 |
Committee. Listed in the 1920–1922 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1920 /library/7641/rucksack-club-journal-1920 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 |
| Edgar Pryor | 1921–1924 |
Committee. Listed in the 1921–1923 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 |
| Morley Wood | 1921–1922 |
Committee. Listed in the 1921 officers list. [1] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1921 /library/7676/rucksack-club-journal-1921 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1922–1924 |
Committee. Listed in the 1922–1923 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1923 /library/7700/rucksack-club-journal-1923 |
| Harry Entwisle | 1922–1925 |
Committee. Listed in the 1922–1924 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1924 /library/7691/rucksack-club-journal-2019 |
| Jack Harris | 1922–1925 |
Committee. Listed in the 1922–1924 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1924 /library/7691/rucksack-club-journal-2019 |
| John Wilding | 1922–1926 |
Hon. Editor. Listed in the 1922–1925 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1922 /library/7682/rucksack-club-journal-1922 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1925 /library/7636/rucksack-club-journal-1925 |
| Firth Burton | 1924–1931 |
Hon. Custodian of Lantern Slides; Committee. Listed in the 1924–1930 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1924 /library/7691/rucksack-club-journal-2019 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 |
| Fred Heardman | 1925–1928 |
Committee. Listed in the 1925–1927 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1925 /library/7636/rucksack-club-journal-1925 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 |
| Harry Doughty | 1925–1934 |
Committee; Hon. Editor (1927 Journal); Hon. Editor. Listed in the 1925–1933 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1925 /library/7636/rucksack-club-journal-1925 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1933 /library/7650/rucksack-club-journal-1933 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1926–1929 |
Committee. Listed in the 1926–1928 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1926 /library/7724/rucksack-club-journal-1926 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1928 /library/7667/rucksack-club-journal-1928 |
| Jack Harris | 1926–1932 |
Committee; Hon. Assistant Editor (Commercial). Listed in the 1926–1931 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1926 /library/7724/rucksack-club-journal-1926 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1931 /library/7683/rucksack-club-journal-1931 |
| John Hirst | 1926–1928 |
Committee. Listed in the 1926–1927 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1926 /library/7724/rucksack-club-journal-1926 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 |
| Harold Gerrard | 1927–1930 |
Committee. Listed in the 1927–1929 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1927 /library/7668/rucksack-club-journal-1927 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 |
| Edgar Pryor | 1929–1931 |
Committee. Listed in the 1929–1930 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 |
| Fred Heardman | 1929–1931 |
Committee. Listed in the 1929–1930 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1929 /library/7717/rucksack-club-journal-1929 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 |
| Eustace Thomas | 1930–1933 |
Committee. Listed in the 1930–1932 officers lists. [1] [2] References[1] Rucksack Club Journal 1930 /library/7730/rucksack-club-journal-1930 [2] Rucksack Club Journal 1932 /library/7652/rucksack-club-journal-1932 |