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mikem

Well-known member

• Jan 22, 2020

• #1

https://gripped.com/news/legendary-rockies-climber-chas-yonge-dies/

 

paul

Moderator

• Feb 18, 2020

• #2

And from the Guardian website:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/14/charles-yonge-obituary

 

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Martin Laverty

Active member

• Mar 28, 2020

• #3

The Guardian's obituary went online (with two photos) on 14th February but only appeared in print on 28th March (one photo)...

Descent 273 (April/May) also carries memorial articles by Adrian Duncan and Ian McKenzie.

 

Pitlamp

Well-known member

• Mar 29, 2020

• #4

Just to be absolutely complete, the material about Chas in Descent 273 also includes tributes from Martin Kaye and Mark Tringham.

 

Groundhog

Member

• Mar 29, 2020

• #5

In the obituary there is a mention of a flooding incident involving Chas in "a deep cave near Settle" in which he almost drowned. Can anyone shed any more light on this?

 

langcliffe

Well-known member

• Mar 29, 2020

• #6

Groundhog said:

In the obituary there is a mention of a flooding incident involving Chas in "a deep cave near Settle" in which he almost drowned. Can anyone shed any more light on this?

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Chas was involved in the Langcliffe rescue on June 17th 1972, so it may have been that.

 

Groundhog

Member

• Mar 29, 2020

• #7

Thanks Langcliffe.