Ken Wilson (mountaineering writer)

Ken Wilson
Born
Kenneth John Wilson

(1941-02-07)7 February 1941
Solihull, England
Died11 June 2016(2016-06-11) (aged 75)
Known forwriter, editor and publisher
Notable workMountain, Hard Rock (1974)
Spouse
Gloria
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(m. 1971⁠–⁠2016)​
Children2

Kenneth John Wilson (7 February 1941 – 11 June 2016) was a British writer, publisher and editor of books and magazines about climbing and mountaineering.[1] The British Mountaineering Council's Summit Magazine described him as "one of the most influential voices in British climbing".[2] In 1974 he edited and contributed to the first editions of the book Hard Rock which The Guardian considered was "among the most influential climbing books of the 20th century."[1]

  1. ^ a b Douglas, Ed (28 June 2016). "Ken Wilson obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Burnside, Peter (13 June 2016). "Ken Wilson: Mountain man". Summit Magazine. British Mountaineering Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.