We are saddened to have recently learned of the untimely death of Andrew ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson on 11 September. He was admitted to the Club as a member of the ACG in March 2021.
We have recently received the sad news of the death on 17 October of Bill Roberts.
We are saddened to learn from his son of the death on Sunday of Robert Langford who joined the club in 1960 and was a member of the ACG from 1963.
We have received the sad news that Alan Wedgwood died on 11 November. He joined the ACG in 1962.
We are saddened to report the death on 22 August of Lizbet Fairley. A member since 1975, Lizbet was one of the first women to join the AC by direct application, rather than via membership of the Ladies’ Alpine Club.
We have been informed that Barry Imeson, a member since 2005, died on 28 August.
We have been informed that Fred Smith, a member since 1976, died on 14 August.
Details of his funeral to follow.
Derek Fordham died on 6 August. Details of his funeral, on 8 September, have been circulated on Alpinet.
We have only recently learned of the death last November in California of Malcolm Howells, who was elected in 1977.
We are sad to inform members of the death of John (Nick) Burrows on 13thMay 2022. He had been a member of the AC since 1952.
John (Nick) Burrows was a member of the AC for 70 years having been elected at the age of 21, which was the youngest that the rules permitted at that time. He was a kind and true gentleman and a dear friend to many climbers.
His funeral will take place at 12:00hrs on Thursday 16 June at the St John's Chapel of Oxford Crematorium, OX3 9RZ.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcomed to Médecins sans Frontières or Practical Action and can be sent c/o S&R Childs Funeral Directors, 10 The Parade, Kidlington, OX5 1EE. Tel: 01865 378888
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We have recently learned of the death on 20 March of Stewart Hawkins, an Associate member since 2007.
The Club is saddened to learn of the death on 1 April of John Brailsford, a member for sixty years. He joined as a member of the ACG in 1962 and became ACG secretary in 1967.
We have recently learned the sad news of the death on 31 January of Brian Peart, a member since 1996.
We are sad to learn of the death on 10 March of Ted Norrish, a member since 1975.
The Club will be saddened to learn that Dr Jim Milledge, a past Vice-President, and renowned for his research on the physiology of altitude, has died.
The funeral service will be held on 17 March - more details later.
We have recently learned that Lutz Bormann, a member since 1994, sadly died on 21 December.
We have recently received from his son the sad news of the death last September of Piero Nava. He joined in 1973 and became an ACG member in 1986.
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We are saddened to learn of the death on 10 December of Kev Reynolds, renowned author of Cicerone guidebooks, and a member since 1979.
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We are saddened to report the death of David John Ford, a member since 1975
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Current AC President Victor Saunders has received the Jon Whyte Award for Mountain Literature (Non-Fiction) for his new book 'Structured Chaos'. The prize was awarded as part of the Banff Mountain Festival.
Jury member Bernadette McDonald commented: "In his unique, conversational style, Victor Saunders has taken us on a wonderful journey; sometimes heart-breaking, often hilarious. His observations are surgically precise, his evocative descriptions are skilfully penned and his personal reflections are unstintingly honest. From his early awkward years to his many impressive climbs in the Great Ranges, what stands out above all in Structured Chaos is the value he places on friendship."
As a category award winner, Victor is now eligible for the festival's Grand Prize for mountain literature. The recipient of this award will be announced on Friday 5 November.
A full list of the category winners is available to view here.
