duncancritchley

	Name	Type	# Changes	Last Updated	First Updated
1	The Nose	climb	37	16th April 2026	13th November 2025
2	Alice Cross	climber	35	2nd May 2026	28th April 2026
3	Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light	ascent	33	9th October 2025	8th October 2025
4	Freerider	climb	31	5th December 2025	13th November 2025
5	Frank Sacherer	climber	31	16th April 2026	9th October 2025
6	The Direct Line	climb	28	1st January 2026	10th November 2025
7	Muir Wall	climb	27	10th November 2025	9th October 2025
8	El Corazón	climb	26	14th November 2025	13th November 2025
9	Scott Cosgrove	climber	25	9th December 2025	10th November 2025
10	Mabel Barker	climber	25	28th April 2026	28th April 2026

	Date	Time	User	Type	Name	Attribute
441	28th April 2026	20:06:19 UTC	duncancritchley	ascent	Chris Bonington's ascent of Malpractice	ascent_type_id
Before `None` After `1`
442	28th April 2026	20:06:19 UTC	duncancritchley	ascent	Chris Bonington's ascent of Malpractice	ascent_dt_start
Before `None` After `1956-01-01`
443	28th April 2026	20:05:41 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Malpractice	crag_id
Before `None` After `31`
444	28th April 2026	20:05:41 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Malpractice	ukc_url
Before `None` After `https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/avon_gorge_main_area-31/malpractice-31413`
445	28th April 2026	20:05:41 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Malpractice	grade_id
Before `None` After `54`
446	28th April 2026	20:05:41 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Malpractice	climb_type
Before `None` After `3`
447	28th April 2026	20:05:41 UTC	duncancritchley	climb	Malpractice	climb_name
Before `None` After `Malpractice`
448	28th April 2026	19:41:32 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Mike Thompson	notes
Before Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). ### References [1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352. [2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) [3] [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary) After Avon Gorge activist and soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). ### References [1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352. [2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) [3] [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). +Avon Gorge activist and soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). ### References
449	28th April 2026	19:41:32 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Mike Thompson	notes_pretty
Before <p>Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary</a></p> After <p>Avon Gorge activist and soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary</a></p>
450	28th April 2026	19:40:46 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Mike Thompson	notes_pretty
Before <p>Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu</a></p> After <p>Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary</a></p>
451	28th April 2026	19:40:46 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Mike Thompson	notes
Before Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). ### References [1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352. [2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) After Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant). ### References [1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352. [2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) [3] [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ [1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352. -[2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) +[2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu) + +[3] [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/michael-thompson-obituary)
452	28th April 2026	11:52:37 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes
Before Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Roy Wilkinson >> arguably ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years. Colin Wells ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) After Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Roy Wilkinson > ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years. Colin Wells ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) Diff `--- before +++ after @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Roy Wilkinson ->> arguably ... the best all-round British +> ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years. Colin Wells`
453	28th April 2026	11:52:37 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes_pretty
Before <p>Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. </p> <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>arguably ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Colin Wells</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p> After <p>Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. </p> <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <p>... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years.</p> </blockquote> <p>Colin Wells</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p>
454	28th April 2026	11:52:10 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes
Before Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. Roy Wilkinson >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) After Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Roy Wilkinson >> arguably ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years. Colin Wells ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. + + +>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. + Roy Wilkinson ->She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. +>> arguably ... the best all-round British +female mountaineer of the inter-war years. + +Colin Wells ### References
455	28th April 2026	11:52:10 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes_pretty
Before <p>Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. </p> <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. </p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p> After <p>Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. </p> <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>arguably ... the best all-round British female mountaineer of the inter-war years.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Colin Wells</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p>
456	28th April 2026	11:44:34 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes_pretty
Before <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Amazing.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p> After <p>Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. </p> <blockquote> <p>Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. </p> </blockquote> <p>Roy Wilkinson</p> <blockquote> <p>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. </p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf</a></p>
457	28th April 2026	11:44:34 UTC	duncancritchley	climber	Alice Cross	notes
Before >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. Roy Wilkinson >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Amazing. ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) After Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. Roy Wilkinson >She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. ### References [1] [https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/](https://www.roywilkinson.co.uk/2020/10/31/aerial-sky-benders/) [2] [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf](https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2004_files/AJ%202004%20248-254%20Wells%20Borthwick%20Cross.pdf) Diff --- before +++ after @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ +Working-class Lake District climber notable for hard repeats in the 1930s. Went on to manage the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel, establishing it as a base for climbing and climbers in the 1950s, and helped found the Langdale Mountain rescue team. + >Alice Nelson became Alice Cross when she married her mountaineering partner, Sid Cross. Earlier, she’d acquired the nickname Jammy at school – a take on the French “ne jamais”, meaning never. Alice, it seems, was a driven child. Roy Wilkinson ->She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. Amazing. - +>She ... would walk 15 or so miles from Kendal, up into the Lakes. Once there, she’d have a climb – and then walk 15 miles home, so she could be at work in the morning, as a clerk at K Shoes. ### References
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