In his On the Hill With, Nick Wallis made reference to his ascent of the Walker Spur. Along with fellow[…]
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Category: Classic Journal Articles
Classic RCJ Article: Sailing to the Faeroes by Boece Cardus and John Payne [2004]
In his ‘On the hill with…’ Geoff Bell recalls that his President’s Meet on the Faeroes in 2004 was a[…]
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Classic RCJ article: The Scottish Four-thousands by Philip Brockbank and Frank Williamson [1955]
Philip Brockbank joined the Club in 1931, after his student days in the infant MUMC. It was said that few[…]
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A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902-1939; Philip Brockbank and Eric Byrom
This Short History is a variation on the theme of Classic RCJ articles. It is an invaluable source of historical[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: Eustace Thomas, Manchester Mountaineer by Steve Dean [2002]
Eustace Thomas was a member who had a significant impact on many aspects of mountaineering and the Rucksack Club,[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: Gritstone Rocks – 1921 by Morley Wood [1922]
Morley Wood joined the Club in 1909. He was an active climber who climbed many new routes, often with Fred[…]
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Eustace Thomas and The Welsh 3,000s and more
Joe Fisher spotted an article on the Welsh 3s https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/how_to_do_the_welsh_3000s_challenge-12857 and posted the following question on FaceBook: From reading this[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: The Conventions of Mountaineering, by JH Doughty [1925]
Harry Doughty joined the Club in 1920 (at the age of 31). As well as a Journal Editor [of some[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: The Crossing of Greenland, by Ted Courtenay [1982]
The next article to be Posted in this series of ‘Classic RCJ Articles’ was written by Ted Courtenay after a[…]
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Classic RCJ article: Trespassers will be Prosecuted, by C.H. Pickstone [1922]
The Classic Article“Trespassers will be prosecuted” was published in the 1922 RCJ. The author, Charles Pickstone, was a solicitor and one[…]
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