A. Harry Griffin

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


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Harry Griffin — may refer to: * A. Harry Griffin * Harry Griffin early British Scouting notable …   Wikipedia

  • Griffin (surname) — Griffin Family name Griffin coat of arms Meaning descendant of the Griffin like Footnotes …   Wikipedia

  • Harry W. Musselwhite — Harry Webster Musselwhite (* 23. Mai 1868 bei Coldwater, Michigan; † 14. Dezember 1955 in San Lorenzo, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1933 und 1935 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Michigan im US Repräsentantenhaus.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Harry S. Truman — hacia 1945 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Harry Friedman — es un ejecutivo en la industria de televisión estadounidense. Ha sido el productor ejecutivo de los más exitosas concursos sindicados en los Estados Unidos, Jeopardy![1] y Wheel of Fortune,[2] desde 1999. Friedman ha producido un total combinado… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Griffin's Tale — Griffin’s Tale is Northwestern University s only children s repertory theater company. Every year, Griffin s Tale works with Chicago area schools, taking children s creative works, turning them into songs and sketches, and then performing them… …   Wikipedia

  • Harry Hopman — Harry Hopman …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Harry Cage — (* 5. Mai 1795 in Cages Bend, Sumner County, Tennessee; † 31. Dezember 1858 in New Orleans, Louisiana) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1833 und 1835 vertrat er den zweiten Wahlbezirk des Bundesstaats Mississippi im US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Harry W. Griswold — Harry Wilbur Griswold (* 19. Mai 1886 bei West Salem, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; † 4. Juli 1939 in Washington D.C.) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Im Jahr 1939 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Wisconsin im US Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang Harry …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Harry Emmery — (* 1951) ist ein niederländischer Jazz Bassist und Komponist. Emmery begann sein Studium des klassischen Kontrabasses am Konservatorium von Rotterdam mit 12 Jahren. Er lernte Cello, Kontrabass und Bassgitarre. Zunächst spielte er in Bands wie der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”