UKC long term poster Ivan(ator) sadly passed away last week after putting up one heck of a fight against cancer.
Back in the day when I lived in Swanage we met via UKC and climbed together a lot during that time, not just in Swanage but all over the S West and occasionally in N Wales and we had an ace trip to the Dolomites where he was in his element.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget climbing on the Ruckle one January when it started snowing! You’d never call him a graceful climber but his grit and determination on the rock was impressive.
We hadn’t climbed together for a few years but seeing pictures of him introducing his son Noah to climbing, you knew that was special.
One of the nicest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of climbing with, a sad loss.
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