Obituaries

Tim Daniells, the incoming chair of the BMC Land and Property Trust reflects on the life and contribution of Terry Tullis to the southern sandstone climbing scene.

The BMC is sad to announce the passing of long-time member, activist and raconteur of the climbing scene, Bernard Newman.

BMC Access Rep for Wales and a well-known face in the outdoor and climbing community, Tom Furey died on Saturday 11 June whilst climbing in North Wales. Tom Carrick, BMC Access Officer for Wales and close friend of Tom’s, pays a personal tribute to the well-loved and highly respected outdoor instructor.

On July 25, Rick Allen (November 1954 - July 2021) died in an avalanche while attempting a new route on K2, aged 68. Something of a 'legendary grandfather' in Himalayan climbing circles, he was best known for making the first complete ascent of Nanga Parbat’s Mazeno Ridge in 2012, with Sandy Allan, for which the pair earned a Piolet D'Or.

Doug Scott – one of the most legendary and respected mountaineers of the twentieth century, has died aged 79.

Legendary climber Joe Brown died, aged 89. Joe, originally a plumber’s apprentice from Manchester, took the British climbing world by storm after WWII. In the 50s and 60s, Joe’s dazzling performance on rock pushed British climbing standards and, in 1955, he climbed Kanchenjunga: the third highest mountain in the world. Here, journalist Ed Douglas remembers this titan of our climbing world.

Last weekend, Sheffield climber, writer, photographer and filmmaker Ben Winston (39) collapsed while camping alone at Lawrencefield, one of his favourite spots. Despite help from Edale Mountain Rescue and the ambulance service, he did not survive.

The former general secretary of the BMC and mountain guide Roger Payne died in the tragic accident on Mont Maudit that claimed nine lives. Ed Douglas looks back on his life.