Eleanor Winthrop Young

Eleanor "Len" Winthrop Young
Born
Eleanor Slingsby

(1895-07-08)July 8, 1895
DiedJanuary 1994(1994-01-00) (aged 98)
Norfolk, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationClimber
Known forAscents in Britain and in the Alps. Co-founded a club for women rock climbers, the Pinnacle Club
Notable workIn Praise of Mountains, 1948
Spouse
(m. 1918; died 1958)
ChildrenJocelin Winthrop Young
Marcia Winthrop Young
FatherWilliam 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.