Joe Brown (climber)

Joe Brown CBE
Brown in the 1990s
Born	(1930-09-26)26 September 1930 Ardwick, Manchester, England
Died	15 April 2020(2020-04-15) (aged 89) Llanberis, Wales
Other names	The Master, The Human Fly, The Baron
Occupation	Mountain climber
Known for	First ascent of kanchenjunga
Spouse	Valerie Melville Gray
Children	Helen and Zoe
Awards	MBE, CBE

Joseph Brown CBE (26 September 1930 – 15 April 2020) was an English mountaineer who was regarded as an outstanding pioneer of rock climbing during the 1950s and early 1960s. Together with his early climbing partner, Don Whillans, he was one of a new breed of British post-war climbers who came from working class backgrounds in contrast to the upper and middle class professionals who had dominated the sport up to the Second World War. He became the first person to climb the third-highest mountain in the world when he was on the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition. Some of his climbs were televised and he assisted with mountaineering scenes in several films; Brown died on 15 April 2020 at the age of 89.