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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) 10:56 - Apr 17 with 651 viewsGuthrum

One of the top British climbers and mountaineers, famous for his televised ascent of the Old Man of Hoy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/16/tributes-joe-brown-pioneering-clim

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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:26 - Apr 17 with 608 viewsblustutu

Absolute icon of climbing. When you compare what he climbed with the equipment available at the time it’s unbelievable.
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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:42 - Apr 17 with 589 viewsurbanblue

Thought that was the singer for a moment there!
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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:59 - Apr 17 with 579 viewsGuthrum

RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:26 - Apr 17 by blustutu

Absolute icon of climbing. When you compare what he climbed with the equipment available at the time it’s unbelievable.


And, indeed, the equipment he invented.

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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 15:33 - Apr 17 with 498 viewsWeWereZombies

I can remember watching that televised ascent of The Old Man of Hoy (I think it got included on 'World of Sport' as a 'let's see how Joe Brown is getting on' feature every quarter of an hour or so. I was about twelve at the time and certainly did not have the attention span to keep up with it but I was impressed with the challenge and the dexterity. For a climber to reach eighty nine years of age is an achievement in itself, but with his list of summits and traverses seems nigh on impossible.

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