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I learned rock climbing so as to be more skilful and safer in my mountaineering. The big mountains came first. Though mostly climbing in the middle grades I did lead climbs up to E2.

Danger

CC Abseiling at Swanage

JB climbing in Cornwall

GK climbing onTryfan

CC on Cenotaph Corner

Left wall

Diagonal Route Dinas Mot, North Wales

Dream of White Horses, Gogarth.

GK on Dream

GK on Dream 2

Dave Saunders at Vangrau.

GK on Paziols cliff.

Collage of Old Man of Hoy ascent

GK struggling with overhang - Old Man of Hoy

Old Man of Hoy - three of us on the summit

Unknown climber abseiling off The Old Man of Hoy. Exactly as we did.

GK abseiling, Devil's Slide, Lundy

GK leading classic route, Devil's Slide, Lundy

Guy (blue top) and GK (red helmet) on Albion, Devils Slide, Lundy

Albion, close up.

Scene of hip dislocation

Rescue scene

GK waving