Eleanor "Len" Winthrop Young | |
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Born | Eleanor Slingsby 1895 Carleton-in-Craven, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | January 1994 (aged 98–99) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Climber |
Known for | Ascents in Britain and in the Alps. Co-founded a club for women rock climbers, the Pinnacle Club |
Notable work | In Praise of Mountains, 1948 |
Spouse | |
Children | Jocelin Winthrop Young Marcia Winthrop Young |
Father | William Cecil Slingsby |
Eleanor "Len" Winthrop Young (1895–1994) was a British climber. She was a co-founder and the first president of the Pinnacle Club, a British women's climbing club, and made numerous ascents in the Alps and many in the United Kingdom.