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Type Club
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded 1898
Members recorded 98
Presidents recorded 37

Quick Info

Type Club
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded 1898
Members recorded 98
Presidents recorded 37
Also known as The Climbers' Club. Founded 1898.

British climbing club formed in 1897–98 by mountaineers centred on Snowdonia, many of them Alpine Club members; the founding resolution was passed at the Welsh Dinner on 6 December 1897. It is known for its huts and its long series of guidebooks. [1] [2]

References

[1] Wikipedia: Climbers' Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbers%27_Club

[2] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Contributors
2274 contributions since 9th October 2026.

Members

98 recorded climbers.

Founders

Climber Period Notes
Charles Edward Mathews From 1897

One of the founders and the first president. [1] [2]

References

[1] Wikipedia: Charles Edward Mathews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Mathews

[2] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

George Bryant From 1897

Present at the founding Welsh Dinner, 6 December 1897. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Henry Gale Gotch From 1897

Seconded the resolution 'That a Climbing Club should be formed' at the Welsh Dinner, 6 December 1897; on the committee at the first AGM. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Raymond Turner From 1897

E. R. Turner, present at the founding Welsh Dinner and on the first general committee; first editor of the Climbers' Club Journal. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Presidents

Climber Period Notes
Charles Edward Mathews 1898–1901

The first president of the club.

Walter Parry Haskett Smith 1901–1904

[1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

William Cecil Slingsby 1904–1907

[1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Robert Augustus Robertson 1907–1910

President. Listed in the 1907–1909 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1907 Vol.9 No.35 /library/7360/climbers-club-1907-vol.9-no.35-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1909 Vol.11 No.43 /library/7457/climbers-club-1909-vol.11-no.43-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

John Bretland Farmer 1910–1913

President. Listed in the 1910–1912 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Geoffrey Winthrop Young 1913–1920

Elected president in 1913 (Wikipedia); term 1913–1920 per The Climbers' Club – the first ten years

Arthur Westlake Andrews 1920–1923

A. W. Andrews. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

George Mallory 1923–1924

Eighth president of the club. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Thomas Kirke Rose 1928–1930

President; his obituary gives 'President 1928-1930'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1954 /library/7370/climbers-club-1954-journal

Tom Longstaff 1932-1933–1935

President. His obituary gives 'President from 1933 to 1935'; the 1934 editorial describes 1932 and 1933 as 'under the presidency of the energetic Dr. Longstaff'. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1934 /library/7324/climbers-club-1934-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1965 /library/7428/climbers-club-1965-journal

Sydney Bryan Donkin 1936–1939

President. Listed in the 1937 officers list; a 1939 portrait caption and his obituary give 'President 1936-1939', and the 1939 list has Geoffrey Bartrum as president. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1937 /library/7365/climbers-club-1937-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1939 /library/7487/climbers-club-1939-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1953 /library/7449/climbers-club-1953-journal

Geoffrey Bartrum 1939–1945

President. Listed in the 1939–1944 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1939 /library/7487/climbers-club-1939-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1944 /library/7456/climbers-club-1944-journal

Jack Longland 1944-1945–1948

President. Listed in the 1945–46 and 1947 officers lists; the 1945–46 report, dated January 1946, says he had led the committee as president 'during the past eighteen months', and the 1948 editorial says his term expired at that year's AGM. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1945-46 /library/7364/climbers-club-1945-46-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1947 /library/7350/climbers-club-1947-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1948 /library/7354/climbers-club-1948-journal

Bryan Donkin 1948–1951

President. Listed in the 1948–1950 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1948 /library/7354/climbers-club-1948-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1950 /library/7385/climbers-club-1950-journal

Peter Bicknell 1951–1954

President. Listed in the 1951–1953 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1951 /library/7356/climbers-club-1951-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1953 /library/7449/climbers-club-1953-journal

Herbert Carr 1954–1957

President. Listed in the 1954–1956 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1954 /library/7370/climbers-club-1954-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1956 /library/7333/climbers-club-1956-journal

David Cox 1957–1960

President. Listed in the 1957–1959 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1957 /library/7319/climbers-club-1957-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1959 /library/7343/climbers-club-1959-journal

Albert Hargreaves 1960–1963

President. Listed in the 1960–1962 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1960 /library/7465/climbers-club-1960-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1962 /library/7408/climbers-club-1962-journal

John Hunt 1963–1966

President. Listed in the 1963–1965 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1963 /library/7346/climbers-club-1963-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1965 /library/7428/climbers-club-1965-journal

Emlyn Jones 1966–1969

President. Listed in the 1966 and 1967 officers lists (there is no 1968 journal); his Alpine Journal obituary says he was president 'from 1966 to 1969', and the 1969 list has Tony Moulam. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1966 /library/7372/climbers-club-1966-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1967 /library/7478/climbers-club-1967-journal

[3] Alpine Journal 2015, In Memoriam /library/767/alpine-journal-2015-399-441-in-memoriam

Tony Moulam 1969–1972

President. Listed in the 1969–1971 officers lists. [1] [2] A 2011 article gives his presidency as '1969-72'. [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1969 /library/7369/climbers-club-1969-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1970-71 /library/7403/climbers-club-1970-71-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 2011 /library/7368/climbers-club-2011-journal

Hamish Nicol 1972–1975

President. Listed in the 1973–74 officers list; his obituary gives 'President 1972-75' and the 1975 list has Harry Sales. The 2006–07 journal's list of AGM dinners names the president presiding at each AGM, i.e. the one whose term ended there: him in 1974 and 1975. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1973-74-75 /library/7432/climbers-club-1973-74-75-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1997 /library/7471/climbers-club-1997-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 2006-07 /library/7477/climbers-club-2006-07-journal

Harry Sales 1975–1978

President. Listed in the 1975–1977 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1973-74-75 /library/7432/climbers-club-1973-74-75-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1977 /library/7455/climbers-club-1977-journal

Mike Westmacott 1978–1980

[1]

References

[1] Wikipedia: Mike Westmacott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Westmacott

Trevor Jones 1981–1984

President. Listed in the 1981–1983 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1981 /library/7462/climbers-club-1981-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1983 /library/7405/climbers-club-1983-journal

Derek Walker 1984–1987

President. Listed in the 1985–86 officers list (the 1984 journal is not transcribed). The 2006–07 journal's list of AGM dinners names the president presiding at each AGM, i.e. the one whose term ended there: Derek Walker in 1985, 1986 and 1987, after Trevor Jones in 1982–84. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1985-86 /library/7435/climbers-club-1985-86-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 2006-07 /library/7477/climbers-club-2006-07-journal

Hugh Banner 1987–1990

President. Listed in the 1986–1989 officers lists. [1] [2] The 2006–07 journal's list of AGM dinners names the president presiding at each AGM, i.e. the one whose term ended there: Derek Walker in 1985–87 and Hugh Banner in 1988–90. [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1986-87 /library/7420/climbers-club-1986-87-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1989-90 /library/7436/climbers-club-1989-90-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 2006-07 /library/7477/climbers-club-2006-07-journal

Jancis Allison 1990–1993

President. Listed in the 1990–1992 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1989-90 /library/7436/climbers-club-1989-90-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1992 /library/7392/climbers-club-1992-journal

Mike Mortimer 1993–1995

President. Listed in the 1993–1994 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1993 /library/7336/climbers-club-1993-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1994 /library/7352/climbers-club-1994-journal

Mark Vallance 1995–1998

President. Listed in the 1995–1997 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1995 /library/7315/climbers-club-1995-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1997 /library/7471/climbers-club-1997-journal

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Vice-Presidents

Climber Period Notes
Robert Augustus Robertson 1899–1902

Vice-President. Listed in the 1899–1901 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.4 /library/7347/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.4-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1901 Vol.3 No.12 /library/7475/climbers-club-1901-vol.3-no.12-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

John Bretland Farmer 1907–1911

Vice-President. Listed in the 1907–1910 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1907 Vol.9 No.35 /library/7360/climbers-club-1907-vol.9-no.35-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1909 Vol.11 No.43 /library/7457/climbers-club-1909-vol.11-no.43-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

James Merriman Archer Thomson 1908–1911

Vice-President. Listed in the 1908–1910 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1908 Vol.10 No.39 /library/7339/climbers-club-1908-vol.10-no.39-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.47 /library/7401/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.47-journal

George Bryant 1910–1913

Vice-President. Listed in the 1910–1912 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Geoffrey Winthrop Young 1911–1913

Vice-President. Listed in the 1911–1912 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Arthur Westlake Andrews 1913–1915

Vice-President. Listed in the 1913–1914 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Henry Candler 1913–1920

Vice-President. Listed in the 1914 officers list as vice-president since 1913; his obituary gives 'Vice-President from 1913 to 1920'. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1938 /library/7439/climbers-club-1938-journal

Thomas Kirke Rose 1920–1923

Vice-President; his obituary gives 'Vice-President 1920-1923'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1954 /library/7370/climbers-club-1954-journal

Charles W. Nettleton 1923–1926

Vice-President; the notice of his death gives 'Vice-President from 1923 to 1926'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1963 /library/7346/climbers-club-1963-journal

Sydney Bryan Donkin 1926–1929

Vice-President; his obituary gives 'vice-president 1926-29'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1953 /library/7449/climbers-club-1953-journal

Roderick Williams 1930–1934

Vice-President; his obituary gives 'a Vice-President from 1930 to 1934'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1942 /library/7373/climbers-club-1942-journal

Walter Marler 1932–1935

Vice-President; his obituary gives 'Vice-President from 1932 to 1935'. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1957 /library/7319/climbers-club-1957-journal

Jack Longland 1940–1945

Vice-President. Listed in the 1940–1944 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1940 /library/7337/climbers-club-1940-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1944 /library/7456/climbers-club-1944-journal

Robert Wylie Lloyd 1945–1948

Vice-President. Listed in the 1945–1947 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary gives 'Vice-President in 1945-48'. [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1945-46 /library/7364/climbers-club-1945-46-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1947 /library/7350/climbers-club-1947-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1959 /library/7343/climbers-club-1959-journal

Peter Bicknell 1948–1951

Vice-President. Listed in the 1948–1950 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1948 /library/7354/climbers-club-1948-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1950 /library/7385/climbers-club-1950-journal

Herbert Carr 1951–1954

Vice-President. Listed in the 1951–1953 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1951 /library/7356/climbers-club-1951-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1953 /library/7449/climbers-club-1953-journal

Brian McKenna 1954–1957

Vice-President. Listed in the 1954–1956 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1954 /library/7370/climbers-club-1954-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1956 /library/7333/climbers-club-1956-journal

John Hunt 1954–1956

Vice-President. Listed in the 1954–1955 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1954 /library/7370/climbers-club-1954-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1955 /library/7474/climbers-club-1955-journal

David Cox 1956–1957

Vice-President. Listed in the 1956 officers list. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1956 /library/7333/climbers-club-1956-journal

Albert Hargreaves 1957–1960

Vice-President. Listed in the 1957–1959 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1957 /library/7319/climbers-club-1957-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1959 /library/7343/climbers-club-1959-journal

Wilfrid Noyce 1957–1960

Vice-President. Listed in the 1957–1959 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1957 /library/7319/climbers-club-1957-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1959 /library/7343/climbers-club-1959-journal

Keith Lawder 1960–1963

Vice-President. Listed in the 1960–1962 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1960 /library/7465/climbers-club-1960-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1962 /library/7408/climbers-club-1962-journal

Maurice Guinness 1960–1962

Vice-President. Listed in the 1960–1961 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1960 /library/7465/climbers-club-1960-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1961 /library/7445/climbers-club-1961-journal

Emlyn Jones 1963–1966

Vice-President. Listed in the 1963–1965 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1963 /library/7346/climbers-club-1963-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1965 /library/7428/climbers-club-1965-journal

Tony Moulam 1966–1968

Vice-President. Listed in the 1966–1967 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1966 /library/7372/climbers-club-1966-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1967 /library/7478/climbers-club-1967-journal

Hamish Nicol 1969–1972

Vice-President. Listed in the 1969–1971 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1969 /library/7369/climbers-club-1969-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1970-71 /library/7403/climbers-club-1970-71-journal

Harry Sales 1972–1975

Vice-President. Listed in the 1973–74 officers list; his obituary gives 'Vice- President (1972 - 1975)'. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1973-74-75 /library/7432/climbers-club-1973-74-75-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 2017-18 /library/7340/climbers-club-2017-18-journal

Mike Westmacott 1975–1978

Vice-President. Listed in the 1975–1977 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1973-74-75 /library/7432/climbers-club-1973-74-75-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1977 /library/7455/climbers-club-1977-journal

Chris Briggs 1976–1980

Vice-President. Listed in the 1976–1979 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1976 /library/7470/climbers-club-1976-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1979-80 /library/7443/climbers-club-1979-80-journal

Trevor Jones 1978–1981

Vice-President. Listed in the 1978–1980 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1978 /library/7441/climbers-club-1978-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1979-80 /library/7443/climbers-club-1979-80-journal

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Secretaries

Climber Period Notes
George Bryant 1897–1909

First Honorary Secretary (George B. Bryant); re-elected in 1901. [1]

Hon. Secretary to the February 1909 AGM: the 1914 List of Members gives "S. 1898-1908". [2]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

[2] Climbers' Club 1914 No 3 Journal /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Francis Keenlyside 1945-1946–1950

Hon. Secretary; Secretary. Listed in the 1945–1949 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1945-46 /library/7364/climbers-club-1945-46-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1949 /library/7382/climbers-club-1949-journal

Alf Bridge 1949–1951

Assistant Secretary; Secretary. Listed in the 1949–1950 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1949 /library/7382/climbers-club-1949-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1950 /library/7385/climbers-club-1950-journal

Kenneth Berrill 1950–1953

Assistant Secretary; Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1950–1952 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1950 /library/7385/climbers-club-1950-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1952 /library/7466/climbers-club-1952-journal

Alan Blackshaw 1955–1961

Assistant Hon. Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1955–1960 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1955 /library/7474/climbers-club-1955-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1960 /library/7465/climbers-club-1960-journal

Mike Westmacott 1961–1964

Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1961–1963 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1961 /library/7445/climbers-club-1961-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1963 /library/7346/climbers-club-1963-journal

John Longland 1964–1968

Assistant Hon. Secretary; Hon. Assistant Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1964–1967 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1964 Bulletin /library/7381/climbers-club-1964-bulletin-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1967 /library/7478/climbers-club-1967-journal

Roger Chorley 1964–1967

Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1964–1966 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1964 Bulletin /library/7381/climbers-club-1964-bulletin-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1966 /library/7372/climbers-club-1966-journal

Harry Sales 1969–1971

Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1969–1970 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1969 /library/7369/climbers-club-1969-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1970-71 /library/7403/climbers-club-1970-71-journal

Pip Hopkinson 1975–1980

Assistant Hon Secretary; Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 1975–1979 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1973-74-75 /library/7432/climbers-club-1973-74-75-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1979-80 /library/7443/climbers-club-1979-80-journal

Derek Walker 1976–1980

Hon. Assistant Secretary. Listed in the 1976–1979 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1976 /library/7470/climbers-club-1976-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1979-80 /library/7443/climbers-club-1979-80-journal

Fiona Sanders 2005–2007

Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 2005–2007 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 2004-05 /library/7481/climbers-club-2004-05-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 2006-07 /library/7477/climbers-club-2006-07-journal

Hilary Lawrenson

Hon. Secretary. Listed in the 2019–20 journal. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 2019-20 /library/7371/climbers-club-2019-20-journal

Treasurers

Climber Period Notes
Thomas Kirke Rose 1898–1901

Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1898–1900 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3] His obituary calls him 'the first Treasurer'

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1900 Vol.2 No.7 /library/7451/climbers-club-1900-vol.2-no.7-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Walter Marler 1926–1938

Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1937 officers list; his obituary gives 'Hon. Treasurer from 1926 to 1937', and the 1938 editorial records the presentation to the retiring treasurer, Mr. Marler, at the February 1938 AGM dinner. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1937 /library/7365/climbers-club-1937-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1957 /library/7319/climbers-club-1957-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1938 /library/7439/climbers-club-1938-journal

Bryan Donkin 1938–1945

Treasurer. Listed in the 1939–1944 officers lists. [1] [2] His obituary gives 'Honorary Treasurer from 1938-45'. [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1939 /library/7487/climbers-club-1939-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1944 /library/7456/climbers-club-1944-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1965 /library/7428/climbers-club-1965-journal

Kenneth Berrill 1960–1962

Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1960–1961 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1960 /library/7465/climbers-club-1960-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1961 /library/7445/climbers-club-1961-journal

John Longland 1976–1982

Hon. Treasurer. Listed in the 1976–1981 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1976 /library/7470/climbers-club-1976-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1981 /library/7462/climbers-club-1981-journal

Honorary Members

Climber Period Notes
Doug Scott

[1]

References

[1] Wikipedia: Doug Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Scott

Members

Climber Period Notes
William Cecil Slingsby From 1897

On the first general committee and the provisional committee of February 1898. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Henry Gale Gotch 1898–1902

Committee. Listed in the 1898–1901 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1901 Vol.3 No.12 /library/7475/climbers-club-1901-vol.3-no.12-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Oscar Eckenstein From 1898

Joined the Climbers' Club in 1898. [1]

References

[1] The Climbers' Club – the first ten years https://ianoffthewall.blogspot.com/2016/04/2016-climbers-club-first-ten-years.html

Owen Glynne Jones 1898–1900

Committee. Listed in the 1898–1899 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.4 /library/7347/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.4-journal

Raymond Turner 1898–1906

Committee; Hon. Editor. Listed in the 1898–1905 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1905 Vol.7 No.27 /library/7362/climbers-club-1905-vol.7-no.27-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Robert Augustus Robertson 1898–1900

Committee. Listed in the 1898–1899 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.3 /library/7483/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.3-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Roderick Williams 1898–1900

Committee. Listed in the 1898–1899 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Walter Parry Haskett Smith 1898–1901

Committee. Listed in the 1898–1900 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1900 Vol.2 No.7 /library/7451/climbers-club-1900-vol.2-no.7-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

William Cecil Slingsby 1898–1901

Committee 1898–1900, until the 1901 AGM. The June 1901 list still prints him, but the 1901 AGM report says he retired by rotation and the 1914 List of Members gives 'C. 1898-1900'. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1898 Vol.1 No.1 /library/7438/climbers-club-1898-vol.1-no.1-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1901 Vol.3 No.12 /library/7475/climbers-club-1901-vol.3-no.12-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Thomas Kirke Rose 1901–1905

Committee. Listed in the 1901–1904 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1902 Vol.4 No.15 /library/7338/climbers-club-1902-vol.4-no.15-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1904 Vol.6 No.23 /library/7446/climbers-club-1904-vol.6-no.23-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Charles W. Nettleton 1902–1909

Hon. Librarian; Committee. Listed in the 1902–1908 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1903 Vol.5 No.18 /library/7351/climbers-club-1903-vol.5-no.18-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1907 Vol.9 No.35 /library/7360/climbers-club-1907-vol.9-no.35-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Ernest A. Baker 1902–1906

Committee (elected); Committee. Listed in the 1902–1905 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1903 Vol.5 No.18 /library/7351/climbers-club-1903-vol.5-no.18-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1905 Vol.7 No.27 /library/7362/climbers-club-1905-vol.7-no.27-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

James Merriman Archer Thomson 1902–1906

Committee (elected); Committee. Listed in the 1902–1905 officers lists. [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1903 Vol.5 No.18 /library/7351/climbers-club-1903-vol.5-no.18-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1905 Vol.7 No.27 /library/7362/climbers-club-1905-vol.7-no.27-journal

John Bretland Farmer 1903–1907

Committee. Listed in the 1903–1906 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1903 Vol.5 No.19 /library/7344/climbers-club-1903-vol.5-no.19-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1906 Vol.8 No.31 /library/7448/climbers-club-1906-vol.8-no.31-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Arthur Westlake Andrews 1904–1913

Committee; Hon. Editor. Listed in the 1904–1912 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1904 Vol.6 No.23 /library/7446/climbers-club-1904-vol.6-no.23-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Geoffrey Winthrop Young 1907–1911

Committee. Listed in the 1907–1910 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1907 Vol.9 No.35 /library/7360/climbers-club-1907-vol.9-no.35-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Robert Wylie Lloyd 1908–1912

Committee. Listed in the 1908–1911 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1908 Vol.10 No.39 /library/7339/climbers-club-1908-vol.10-no.39-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Sydney Bryan Donkin 1908–1912

Committee. Listed in the 1908–1911 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1908 Vol.10 No.39 /library/7339/climbers-club-1908-vol.10-no.39-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

William Cecil Slingsby 1908–1910

Committee. Listed in the 1908–1909 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Ernest A. Baker 1909–1911

Hon. Librarian. Listed in the 1909–1910 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

George Bryant 1909–1911

Committee. Listed in the 1909–1910 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Henry Candler 1909–1928

Committee 1909–1912 and Hon. Librarian from 1911 (1909 AGM, 1910 and 1914 officers lists, 1914 List of Members); his obituary gives the committee again 1920–24 and 'Hon. Librarian from 1911-1928'. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1909 Vol.11 No.43 /library/7457/climbers-club-1909-vol.11-no.43-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

[3] Climbers' Club Journal 1938 /library/7439/climbers-club-1938-journal

George Mallory From May 1909

Elected a member in May 1909. [1]

References

[1] Wikipedia: George Mallory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory

Geoffrey Bartrum 1910–1914

Committee. Listed in the 1910–1913 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1] [2]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1910 Vol.12 No.49&50 /library/7345/climbers-club-1910-vol.12-no.4950-journal

[2] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Oscar Eckenstein 1911–1915

Committee. Listed in the 1911–1914 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Arnold Lunn 1912–1915

Hon. Editor; Committee. Listed in the 1912–1914 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

George Mallory 1913–1915

Committee. Listed in the 1913–1914 officers lists (including the offices and years printed against members' names in the 1914 List of Members). [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1914 No 3 /library/7463/climbers-club-1914-no-3-journal

Colin Kirkus 1928–1942

Climbers' Club Journal obituary titled 'Colin Fletcher Kirkus – Club Member 1928–1942', cited in Wikipedia: Colin Kirkus

Geoffrey Bartrum 1937–1938

Extra Member. Listed in the 1937 officers list. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1937 /library/7365/climbers-club-1937-journal

Tom Longstaff 1937–1938

Committee. Listed in the 1937 officers list. [1]

References

[1] Climbers' Club Journal 1937 /library/7365/climbers-club-1937-journal

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Other climbers

Climber Period Notes
Charles Edward Mathews