In reply to JamesAllen:
'What is he like' - open, friendly, totally on the level.
'hopefully he embraces all of climbing' From (fading)memory: first E5 in Scotland, FA of cutting edge routes in the Alps, good on grit, state of the art Alpinism in Alaska and the Himalaya, F8a, shit hot boulderer, winner of the odd comp... There's probably more.
Ken Wilson can be difficult at times - it's because he cares so much.
I've never found Mark Vallance at all difficult (but admit to being hopelessly out of touch with recent events). He also cares greatly - that I assure you. Friends, rocks, The Foundry... it's so easy for us to take his innovations for granted. They involved a lot of business risk, a lot of bottle.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Mick