Whipplesnaith

Whipplesnaith

Whipplesnaith is a pseudonym used by the author(s) of "The Night Climbers of Cambridge". The primary author was apparently Noel Howard Symington and the Whipplesnaith name apparently relates to the surname "Whipple", another of the climbers involved.

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* [http://cucc.survex.com/archive/jnl/1983/roof.htm Cambridge University Caving Club journal article: mentions Symington as the author]


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