Number in series 59; Year of publication 1966 - Fell and Rock ...

256 RECOLLECTIONS OF GEORGE ABRAHAM
George Abraham's life spanned the years during which
British rock climbing developed from little more than Alpine
training for a handful of professional men to today's sport of
mass appeal. In this profound change his writing and photography
played no small part. With his passing it seems
fitting therefore to publish again some of his classic pictures.
In the case of the crag photographs I have added a drawing
showing the network of climbs, new and old, to serve as a
link between modern rock climbing and the days when
these pictures were taken.
It has been stated that all the Abraham's negatives were
destroyed by fire. This is not so; these plates were made
from new prints and thanks are due to G. P. Abraham Ltd.
for permission to reproduce them. Unfortunately some of
the negatives did suffer damage at the time of the fire; I
apologise for the poor quality of the 'spotting'.—ED.
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Opposite: New West Climb, Pillar Rock, 1898. The leader
is Ashley Abraham.
Centre Pages
Left: Doctor's Chimney, Gable Crag, 1902.
Right: Scafell Pinnacle Arete, 1896. Gaspard and George
Abraham.