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RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) 10:56 - Apr 17 with 735 views

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 692 views

blustutu

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

RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:42 - Apr 17 with 673 views

urbanblue

Thought that was the singer for a moment there!

RIP Joe Brown (non-Covid) on 11:59 - Apr 17 with 663 views

Guthrum

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 582 views

WeWereZombies

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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