A. Harry Griffin

Arthur Harry Griffin (15 January 1911 - 9 July 2004), usually known in print as A. Harry Griffin, was a British journalist and mountaineer. He is particularly remembered for his evocative recording, in his writing, of rock-climbing in the Lake District in the inter-war years, especially a group called 'The Coniston Tigers'; for his long-running 'Lakeland Diary' column in the The Guardian (spanning a period of 53 years); and for having inspired, via these columns, and an article in the "Lancashire Evening Post", the rebirth of interest in the Bob Graham Round. [ Roger Smith, forward by A H Griffin,(1982), "42 Peaks: The story of the Bob Graham Round" ]

Fuller details of his life, including his wartime service as an intelligence officer, may be found in the Guardian obituary [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/jul/12/guardianobituaries.media ] . He was friends with Alfred Wainwright but somewhat disapproved of the damage to the fells that Wainwright's guides could cause. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040817/ai_n12801947]

References

Bibliography

(In print)

:Griffin, A. H. (2000) "The Coniston Tigers", Sigma Press, (foreword C. Bonington) :Griffin, A. H., ed M. Wainwright (2005) "A Lifetime of Mountains", Aurum Press - edited collection of extracts from the Guardian's Country Diary

(Out of print)

:Griffin, A. H. (1980) "Adventuring in Lakeland", Robert Hale