Mono

	Country	Contributions	Between	Climbers	Crags	Climbs	Ascents
1	United Kingdom	11146	22nd May 2025 – 12th September 2026	114	13	586	1083
2	France	3430	22nd May 2025 – 29th August 2026	32	13	172	326
3	USA	1770	30th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	26	56	167	88
4	Japan	1478	19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026	14	25	107	73
5	Spain	319	31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026	3	9	35	13
6	Switzerland	229	31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026	2	5	21	15
7	New Zealand	216	19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	1	17	13
8	Canada	170	10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026	1	9	25	3
9	Italy	166	12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026	2	7	19	7
10	Germany	151	8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026	4	6	10	5

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
961	20th July 2026	11:16:48 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes_pretty
Before <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p> <p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p> <p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p> <p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p> <p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p> <p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> <p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p> After <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetery Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p> <p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p> <p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p> <p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p> <p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p> <p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> <p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>
962	20th July 2026	11:16:48 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes
Before Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). [4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996. After Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetery Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). [4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996. Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. +Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetery Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day.
963	20th July 2026	11:16:29 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes
Before Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). [4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996. After Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). [4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996. Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. +Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day.
964	20th July 2026	11:16:29 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes_pretty
Before <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p> <p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p> <p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p> <p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p> <p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p> <p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> <p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p> After <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p> <p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p> <p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p> <p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p> <p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p> <p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> <p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>
965	20th July 2026	11:15:49 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes_pretty
Before <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p><a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> After <p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p> <p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p> <p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p> <p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p> <p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p> <p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p> <p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p> <p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p> <p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p> <p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>
966	20th July 2026	11:15:49 UTC	Mono	climber	Joe Brown	notes
Before Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). After Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] ### References [1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents. [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) [3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). [4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996. Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,8 +1,20 @@ Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection. -It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. +Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. -[Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): +In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975. + +An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit. + +In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude. + +Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. + +In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy). + +It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes. + +His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin): > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3] @@ -12,4 +24,6 @@ [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM) -[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). +[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750). + +[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.
967	19th July 2026	20:44:22 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>A typically adventurous contribution into the unexplored territory in Joe’s back yard, he graded the climb HVS 4c.</p>`
968	19th July 2026	20:44:22 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	notes
Before `None` After `A typically adventurous contribution into the unexplored territory in Joe’s back yard, he graded the climb HVS 4c.` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +A typically adventurous contribution into the unexplored territory in Joe’s back yard, he graded the climb HVS 4c.`
969	19th July 2026	20:42:30 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	notes_pretty
Before `<p>One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>` After `<p>One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>`
970	19th July 2026	20:42:30 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	notes
Before `One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.` After `One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.` Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ -One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs. +One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.
971	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	ascent_dt_start
Before `None` After `1971-01-01`
972	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	ascent_dt_end
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973	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	ascent_type_id
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974	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	climb_id
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975	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	climber_id
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976	19th July 2026	20:42:15 UTC	Mono	ascent	Joe Brown's ascent of Opening gambit	ascent_style_id
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977	19th July 2026	20:41:51 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	notes
Before `None` After `One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.` Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -1 +1 @@ - +One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.`
978	19th July 2026	20:41:51 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	notes_pretty
Before `None` After `<p>One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>`
979	19th July 2026	20:38:55 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	ukc_url
Before `None` After `https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/twll_mawr-636/opening_gambit-8622`
980	19th July 2026	20:38:55 UTC	Mono	climb	Opening gambit	crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
Before `None` After `<a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom" class="text-muted">United Kingdom</a> / <a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom/Wales" class="text-muted">Wales</a> / <a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom/Wales/Caernarfon" class="text-muted">Caernarfon</a>`

Before

<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p>
<p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p>
<p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p>
<p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p>
<p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p>
<p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>
<p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>

After

<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetery Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p>
<p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p>
<p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p>
<p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p>
<p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p>
<p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>
<p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>

Before

Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

After

Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetery Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

Diff

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+++ after

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-Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

+Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetery Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

 

 Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day.

Before

Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

After

Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

Diff

--- before

+++ after

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

+Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [The Great Crack](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

 

 Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day.

Before

<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p>
<p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p>
<p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p>
<p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p>
<p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p>
<p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>
<p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>

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<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Crack</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p>
<p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p>
<p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p>
<p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p>
<p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p>
<p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>
<p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>

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<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p><a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>

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<p>Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a>, he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as <a href="/climb/1296/cemetry-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetry Gates</a> (E1), <a href="/climb/1331/great-slab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Slab</a> (E3) and <a href="/climb/1332/right-eliminate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Right Eliminate</a> (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.</p>
<p>Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. </p>
<p>In 1955, Brown, along with <a href="/climber/2049/george-band" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Band</a> made the first ascent of <a href="/summit/6/kangchenjunga" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kangchenjunga</a> (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the <a href="/summit/1/mt.-everest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mt. Everest</a> South West Face expedition in 1975.</p>
<p>An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.</p>
<p>In 1975, Brown led an expedition to <a href="/crag/33921/trango-towers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trango Tower</a>, which was curtailed by <a href="/climber/1005/martin-boysen" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Boysen</a>’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.</p>
<p>Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. </p>
<p>In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably <a href="/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Old Man of Hoy</a>.</p>
<p>It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.</p>
<p>His technical mastery is recounted by <a href="/climber/1203/jim-perrin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Perrin</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here <a href="https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography</a> including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interview with the BMC</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin</a>.</p>
<p>[4] Interview with <a href="/climber/561/johnny-dawes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnny Dawes</a>, <a href="https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Forgotten Art</a>, 1996.</p>

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Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

[Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

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Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

> With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

### References

[1] An extended biography written by Ollie Burrows is available here [https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography](https://www.theclimbersshopjoebrownblog.co.uk/blog/joe-brown-biography) including a list of many of Joe's first ascents.

[2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

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 Born in 1930, Joe Brown was one of the pivotal figures in post-war climbing in the UK. In the 1950s and 60s, and alongside contemporaries such as [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans), he pushed the standard of rock climbing in the UK to new levels with the first ascents of classic routes such as [Cemetry Gates](/climb/1296/cemetry-gates) (E1), [Great Slab](/climb/1331/great-slab) (E3) and [Right Eliminate](/climb/1332/right-eliminate) (E3). Joe's routes frequently ventured in to territory that was previously considered off limits, often tackling bold and uncompromising features with minimal protection.

 

-It is sometimes suggested that he was one of the inventors of jamming. Though this seems unlikely it is certainly true that he employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

+Brown was also an accomplished alpinist, establishing some of the more challenging routes of the day. 

 

-[Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

+In 1955, Brown, along with [George Band](/climber/2049/george-band) made the first ascent of [Kangchenjunga](/summit/6/kangchenjunga) (8586m), the third highest mountain in the world. This was the highest summit reached by a Briton at the time; Brown’s route took in an overhanging crack in the final wall and was probably the hardest climbing done at super high altitude until the [Mt. Everest](/summit/1/mt.-everest) South West Face expedition in 1975.

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+An epic attempt on The Mustagh Tower followed in 1956, with treacherous snow conditions forcing retreat just short of the main summit.

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+In 1975, Brown led an expedition to [Trango Tower](/crag/33921/trango-towers), which was curtailed by [Martin Boysen](/climber/1005/martin-boysen)’s harrowing knee-jamming episode. The team returned the following year to make the first ascent, setting a new bench mark for continuously hard rock climbing at high altitude.

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+Other expeditions included Alaska, Ethiopia, Guyana, Iran, Morocco, the Pamirs, the Peruvian Andes and other Himalayan objectives, including two attempts on Everest. 

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+In the 1960s, Brown was the star of several BBC outside broadcasts, most memorably [The Old Man of Hoy](/crag/281/old-man-of-hoy).

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+It is sometimes suggested that Brown invented jamming. Though he refuted this as 'baloney' [4], he certainly employed the technique to great effect on many of his new routes.

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+His technical mastery is recounted by [Jim Perrin](/climber/1203/jim-perrin):

 

 > With all the other greats of my time, I could understand how they climbed: fitness, physique, supple gymnasticism or sheer application. With Brown, there was something else at work. He was quite short, not heavily built, his muscles corded rather than developed, his movement smooth and deliberate. When I climbed with him, sometimes I would watch the way he made a move, copy it when I came to that point, and his way, that he had seen instantly, would be the least obvious and most immediately right. He was climbing's supreme craftsman, unerringly aware of the medium. [3]

 

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 [2] [Interview with the BMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEz2GLo_wM)

 

-[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).
+[3] [Obituary on UKClimbing written by Jim Perrin](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/joe_brown_obituary-12750).

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+[4] Interview with [Johnny Dawes](/climber/561/johnny-dawes), [Best Forgotten Art](https://climbing-history.org/library/22/best-forgotten-art), 1996.

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<p>A typically adventurous contribution into the unexplored territory in Joe’s back yard, he graded the climb HVS 4c.</p>

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A typically adventurous contribution into the unexplored territory in Joe’s back yard, he graded the climb HVS 4c.

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<p>One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>

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<p>One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>

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One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.

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One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.

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-One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.
+One of the first routes on slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.

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One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.

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+One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of [Twll Mawr](/crag/636/twll-mawr), the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown)’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.

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<p>One of the first routes in slate, up the huge tottering back wall of <a href="/crag/636/twll-mawr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twll Mawr</a>, the climb has been substantially altered by rockfall since <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>’s first ascent and is now graded XS. An adventure strictly for connoisseurs.</p>

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