Historical Rock Climbing
Images
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Images From the British Isles |
Wasdale Head Climbing Group 1893 O. G. Jones sits in the middle |
Pen-Y-Gwryd 1897 Seated in the middle row, on the left: Dr. Joseph Collier and Oscar Eckenstein Seated on the ground, on the left: Miss S. Nichols (first woman to lead Kern Knotts Crack) Photo Abraham Bros |
In contrast to early gear, Stanley Watson leads the Sepulchre to the right of Kern Knotts Crack in the 1920s wearing rubber-soled climbing shoes Photo Abraham Bros |