A. Harry Griffin
Arthur Harry Griffin (15 January 1911 – 9 July 2004), usually known in print as A. Harry Griffin, was a British journalist and mountaineer. He is particularly remembered for his evocative recording, in his writing, of rock-climbing in the Lake District in the inter-war years, especially a group called 'The Coniston Tigers'; for his long-running 'Lakeland Diary' column in The Guardian (spanning a period of 53 years); and for having inspired, via these columns, and an article in the Lancashire Evening Post, the rebirth of interest in the Bob Graham Round.[1]
Fuller details of his life, including his wartime service as an intelligence officer, may be found in the Guardian obituary.[2] He was friends with Alfred Wainwright but somewhat disapproved of the damage to the fells that the popularity of Wainwright's guides could cause.[3]
References
- ^ Roger Smith, forward by A H Griffin,(1982), 42 Peaks: The story of the Bob Graham Round
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jul/12/guardianobituaries.media
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040817/ai_n12801947
Bibliography
(In print)
- Griffin, A. H. (2000) The Coniston Tigers, Sigma Press, (foreword C. Bonington)
- Griffin, A. H., ed M. Wainwright (2005) A Lifetime of Mountains, Aurum Press - edited collection of extracts from the Guardian's Country Diary
- Griffin, A. H., ed. P. Hardy (2008) The High Places: Leaves from a Lakeland Notebook, Frances Lincoln.
- Griffin, A. H., ed. P. Hardy (2011) Heritage of Lakeland: A Centenary Collection, Frances Lincoln.
(Out of print)
- Griffin, A. H. (1961) Inside the Real Lakeland, Guardian
- Griffin, A. H. (1961) In Mountain Lakeland, Guardian
- Griffin, A. H. (1966) Pageant of Lakeland, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1968) The Roof of England, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1970) Still the Real Lakeland, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1975) Long Days in the Hills, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1975) A Lakeland Notebook, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1976) A Year in the Fells, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1978) Freeman of the Hills, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1980) Adventuring in Lakeland, Robert Hale
- Griffin, A. H. (1990) A Lakeland Mountain Diary, Crowood Press
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