blackshiver
Member
Just seen this very sad news.
Ian was a great all rounder and alway's helpful to others. I first met him ages ago when he asked me to take him to Cliff Force. Getting changed on the fell I noticed he had a pair of nasty scrapes on his back and when he turned round there was matching pair on his chest. He had sawed through the re-bar "grill" blocking entry to Fairy Holes and was quietly exploring this when everybody thought it was "lost".
It was so tight - flat out between the sawn off ends of the bars - that the resulting "tram lines" front and back were hugely impressive - and anyone who knew Ian will know him as the archetypal "thin man". Fairy's and a lot of what Ian got up too took Guts, he was also a very impressive climber and I witnessed one of his big ascents when he led "Centrefold" (E6) on Raven Crag - while I was quietly having a major epic on "Fine Time" alongside it.
A great loss and as Adele will know - the second very untimely death of someone I greatly respected - in such a short time.
Its times like these where you are reminded to stuff your pockets with adventures and make every minute count.
My deepest condolences to Ian's friends and family.
Ian was a great all rounder and alway's helpful to others. I first met him ages ago when he asked me to take him to Cliff Force. Getting changed on the fell I noticed he had a pair of nasty scrapes on his back and when he turned round there was matching pair on his chest. He had sawed through the re-bar "grill" blocking entry to Fairy Holes and was quietly exploring this when everybody thought it was "lost".
It was so tight - flat out between the sawn off ends of the bars - that the resulting "tram lines" front and back were hugely impressive - and anyone who knew Ian will know him as the archetypal "thin man". Fairy's and a lot of what Ian got up too took Guts, he was also a very impressive climber and I witnessed one of his big ascents when he led "Centrefold" (E6) on Raven Crag - while I was quietly having a major epic on "Fine Time" alongside it.
A great loss and as Adele will know - the second very untimely death of someone I greatly respected - in such a short time.
Its times like these where you are reminded to stuff your pockets with adventures and make every minute count.
My deepest condolences to Ian's friends and family.
