"Who's Who in British Climbing" contains nearly 700 mini
biographies of climbers - the romantics, eccentrics and buffoons
that have made British Climbing what it is: dissolute and hungover
most of the time, with the odd unexpected burst of brilliance.They
form a world class cast of eccentrics ranging from the most
virtuous to the most hedonistically barbarous characters one could
ever hope to meet. At one end of the moral spectrum we have
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck solemnly tutoring his native charges on
ecclesiastical history while making the first ascent of Denali. At
the other there's Satan-loving Aleister Crowley pleasuring himself
in his tent on Kangchenjunga while his helpless avalanched
companions were crying for help a few yards away. In between are
the usual sprinkling of psychotic nut jobs, consummate show-offs
and infuriatingly brilliant athletes.The selection of folk gracing
the pages has been anything but scientifically objective. The
intention has been to include anyone who was born in Britain who
happened to do something significant or interesting anywhere, not
just in the UK.
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