Colin Kirkus
Colin Fletcher Kirkus (19 June 1910 – 13 September 1942[citation needed]) was a British rock cllimber. He climbed extensively in Wales and elsewhere, such as the Alps and the Himalaya.[citation needed] He wrote the instruction book Let's Go Climbing!.
Legacy
Kirkus made pioneering climbs in Wales and elsewhere and wrote the instruction book Let's Go Climbing!.[1]
Jack Longland described the greatest rock face in Wales, Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, as "Colin’s Cliff".[citation needed]
Kirkus' series of new routes on "Cloggy" was unparalleled until the emergence of Joe Brown, 20 years later.[citation needed]
Kirkus made a pioneering Alpine-style ascent in the Himalaya, in 1933.[citation needed] He climbed Satopant'h while a member of Marco Pallis's expedition; his account of the climb is included in Pallis's book Peaks and Lamas.[2]
Death
Kirkus was killed in the Second World War, in September 1942. He was serving as a Navigator with an RAF Pathfinder Squadron . He was one of 4 brothers , all of whom saw flying service in the RAF, and 3 of whom were killed in action in the Second World War . [3]
References
- ^ Kirkus, Colin (March 2004). Let's Go Climbing!. ISBN 1-904466-17-6.
- ^ Pallis, Marco (1939) Peaks and Lamas. London: Cassell
- ^ "In Memorium - Colin Fletcher Kirkus - Club Member 1928–1942" (PDF). Climbers' Club Journal. 1943. pp. 168–181. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Bibliography
- Dean, Steve (September 1993). Hands of a Climber. ISBN 0-948153-21-0.
- Thomson, I.D.S. (1993). The Black Cloud. ISBN 0-948153-20-2.
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