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 guisboro andy 23 Mar 2019

Last year I accompanied a friend climbing the old man of hoy at the the grand age of 81. Does anyone know of any ascents by people of a similar age ?

 james mann 23 Mar 2019
In reply to guisboro andy:

I think Mike Banks may have climbed it at a similar age and Bonington also. 

James

In reply to james mann:

Bonington did it a few weeks after his 80th birthday.

In reply to james mann:

I've just done a Google and see that Mike Banks was 77.

In reply to guisboro andy:

Not quite the same age but I know a chap who did it aged 70 with his son and grandson - must be a fairly unique team!

 Martin Bennett 23 Mar 2019
In reply to Stephen Reid - Needle Sports:

> Not quite the same age but I know a chap who did it aged 70 with his son and grandson - must be a fairly unique team!

Let me guess - from West Cumbria?

 Michael Gordon 23 Mar 2019
In reply to guisboro andy:

Sounds as though he can probably claim 'oldest ascent'.

OP guisboro andy 25 Mar 2019
In reply to guisboro andy:

Thanks for replies, i'll let him know when I see him next.

In reply to guisboro andy:

Wasn’t Mike Banks in a contest with someone called Rocket Ronnie? I forget who won.

jcm

In reply to Martin Bennett:

Lancashire - but I can't remember where from originally - might well have been out west.

 Sean Kelly 26 Mar 2019
In reply to Gordon Stainforth:

Wasn't it the 50th anniversary ascent Gordon?

In reply to Sean Kelly:

I think Bonington's was, now that you say so.

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