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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

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541 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker date_of_birth_pretty
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542 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker notes
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### References [1] [https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-59-issue-3/article-6379/](https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-59-issue-3/article-6379/)
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543 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker date_of_death_pretty
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544 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker age
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545 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker date_of_death_start
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546 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker date_of_birth_end
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547 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker date_of_birth_start
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548 28th April 2026 10:15:59 UTC duncancritchley climber Mabel Barker notes_pretty
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<h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-59-issue-3/article-6379/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/forum/vol-59-issue-3/article-6379/</a></p>
549 28th April 2026 10:00:03 UTC duncancritchley climber John Menlove Edwards notes_pretty
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<p>John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. </p> <p>With <a href="/climber/1367/colin-kirkus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colin Kirkus</a> he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>, <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a> and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. </p> <p>Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Perrin,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;(1993).&nbsp;Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards.&nbsp;United Kingdom:&nbsp;Ernest Press.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html</a></p>
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<p>John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. </p> <p>With <a href="/climber/1367/colin-kirkus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colin Kirkus</a> he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>, <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a> and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. </p> <p>Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay, at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK, and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Perrin,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;(1993).&nbsp;Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards.&nbsp;United Kingdom:&nbsp;Ernest Press.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html</a></p>
550 28th April 2026 10:00:03 UTC duncancritchley climber John Menlove Edwards notes
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John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958. ### References [1] Perrin, J. (1993). Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards. United Kingdom: Ernest Press. [2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?) [3] [https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html](https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html)
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John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay, at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK, and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958. ### References [1] Perrin, J. (1993). Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards. United Kingdom: Ernest Press. [2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?) [3] [https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html](https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html)
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With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since.

-Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.
+Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay, at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK, and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.


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551 28th April 2026 09:59:33 UTC duncancritchley climber John Menlove Edwards notes
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John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. ### References [1] Perrin, J. (1993). Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards. United Kingdom: Ernest Press. [2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?) [3] [https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html](https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html)
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John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958. ### References [1] Perrin, J. (1993). Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards. United Kingdom: Ernest Press. [2] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?) [3] [https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html](https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html)
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With [Colin Kirkus](/climber/1367/colin-kirkus) he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of [Joe Brown](/climber/612/joe-brown), [Don Whillans](/climber/730/don-whillans) and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since.

+Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.


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552 28th April 2026 09:59:33 UTC duncancritchley climber John Menlove Edwards notes_pretty
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<p>John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. </p> <p>With <a href="/climber/1367/colin-kirkus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colin Kirkus</a> he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>, <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a> and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Perrin,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;(1993).&nbsp;Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards.&nbsp;United Kingdom:&nbsp;Ernest Press.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html</a></p>
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<p>John Menlove Edwards was a pioneering British rock climber of the 1930s and 1940s, responsible for many influential first ascents in Snowdonia and widely regarded as one of the great writers in climbing literature. </p> <p>With <a href="/climber/1367/colin-kirkus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colin Kirkus</a> he was regarded as the finest rock climber active in North Wales in the 1930s. His first ascents on the cliffs of the north side of the Llanberis Pass, which had hitherto been regarded as too steep and loose for climbing, paved the way for the exploits of <a href="/climber/612/joe-brown" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Brown</a>, <a href="/climber/730/don-whillans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Whillans</a> and others in the 1950s. Consequently, the epicentre of Welsh climbing moved from Ogwen to Llanberis where it has remained ever since. </p> <p>Menlove Edwards trained and worked in Liverpool as a psychiatrist. He was gay at a time when homosexual sex was illegal in the UK and a conscientious objector for most of World War Two. His mental health deteriorated in the latter part of his life and he took his own life in 1958.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Perrin,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;(1993).&nbsp;Menlove: The Life of John Menlove Edwards.&nbsp;United Kingdom:&nbsp;Ernest Press.</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/36tUZibMMhAB4fmjz3X1pq?</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-black-rainbow-life-and-times-of.html</a></p>
553 28th April 2026 09:41:47 UTC duncancritchley ascent John Menlove Edwards's ascent of Bow-shaped Slab Points of Aid
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554 28th April 2026 09:41:34 UTC duncancritchley ascent John Menlove Edwards's ascent of Bow-shaped Slab With Points of Aid
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555 28th April 2026 09:41:18 UTC duncancritchley ascent John Menlove Edwards's ascent of Bow-shaped Slab notes_pretty
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556 28th April 2026 09:41:18 UTC duncancritchley ascent John Menlove Edwards's ascent of Bow-shaped Slab notes
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