Ken Wilson

Born

1941-02-07

Died

2016-06-11

Birthplace

Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

Kenneth John Wilson was a British writer, publisher and editor of books and magazines about climbing and mountaineering. The British Mountaineering Council's Summit Magazine described him as "one of the most influential voices in British climbing". 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."