Don Whillans [SEP] date of birth
Don Whillans
Donald Desbrow "Don" Whillans (18 May 1933 – 4 August 1985) was an English rock climber and mountaineer. He climbed with Joe Brown and Chris Bonington on many new routes, and was considered the technical equal of both.
Early life.
Born and brought up in a two-up two-down house in Salford, Lancashire, Whillans began hiking on the Pennine moors while still at Broughton modern school; climbing was the next step for an adventurous young boy.
Career.
in 2005.
Legacy.
The British Mountaineering Council maintain a climbing hut near the Roaches in memory of Whillans.
References.
- Jim Perrin (2005), "The Villain : the Life of Don Whillans", Hutchinson, .
- Whillans, Don & Ormerod, Alick (1971), "Don Whillans. Portrait of a Mountaineer.", Heinemann, London () (Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1973).
- Don Whillans – Myth and Legend (2006) – film by