Following his untimely death, a memorial fund for Don Whillans had started in the autumn of 1985 under the then Chairman of the BMC, Derek Walker. Within a few years …

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March 25, 2019

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Apparently lodgings can be had here if booked with BMC.

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March 25, 2019

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This is an outstanding gritstone profile of a face looking directly over Don Whillan's hut.

Even head on (no pun intended), it is striking.

(Please feel free to suggest an edit if anyone finds a formerly designated name for this rock form.)

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