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10th Oct 1987 Bretton £2.50
EXHIBITION David. F. Wilson
SPEAKERS Dave Cook, Majorie Allen, Mike Mortimer, Terry Gifford, David Craig, Ed Drummond, Al Churcher

12th Nov 1988 Bretton £2.50
EXHIBITION John Campbell
SPEAKERS  Jill Lawrence, Cameron McNeish, Janet Adam Smith, Nick Shearman, Bretton students, Jim Curran

2nd Dec 1989 Bretton £5
EXHIBITION  Donald Wilkinson
SPEAKERS Audrey Salkeld, Rosie Smith, Tim Noble, Geoff Dutton, Victor Saunders, David Craig

1st Dec 1990 Bretton £8.50
EXHIBITION  Julian Cooper
SPEAKERS Chris Bonington, Mike Harding, Rosie Smith/Celia B, ullDermot Somers, Waclaw Sonelski, Kevin Howett, Lucy Rees

30th Nov 1991Bretton £8.50
EXHIBITION Neil Murison
SPEAKERS Jim Curran, Steve Ashton, Anne Sauvy, Harold Drasdo, Livia Gollancz, Paul Nunn

28th Nov 1992 Bretton £9.50
EXHIBITION  Gordon Stainforth
SPEAKERS  Johnny Dawes, Andrea Stimson, Terry Gifford, Joe Simpson, Ronnie Wathen, Gordon Stainforth, Stephen Venables, Rosie Smith band, Dermot Somers

20th Nov 93 Bretton £9.50
EXHIBITION Bill Maltman
SPEAKERS Doug Scott, Al Steck, Kym Martindale, Guy Kirkus, Phil Bartlett, Robin Campbell, Mick Ryan

19th Nov 94 Bretton £10.50
EXHIBITION Kenneth Draper/Jean Macalpine
SPEAKERS Alison Hargreaves, Alison Osius, Kym Martindale, Ian Smith, Paul Nunn, Jos Lynam, Kurt Diemburger, Gordon Stainforth

18th Nov 1995 Bretton £11.50
THEMEShoot the Biographer
EXHIBITION Julian Cooper
SPEAKERS Mirella Tenderini, Tim Madge, Alan Hankinson, Pete Sinclair, Jim Curran, Tom Weir, Robin Campbell, Joss Lynam

16th Nov 1996 Bretton £13.50
THEME Mountain Ghosts
EXHIBITION Jill Aldersley
SPEAKERS Catherine Destivelle, David Craig, Maggie Body, Hamish Brown, Andrew Greig, Paul Pritchard, Mikel Vause, Steve Ashton

22nd Nov 1997 Bretton £14.50
THEME Frontiers
EXHIBITION Andy Parkin
SPEAKERS Paul Piana, Sid Marty, Rosemary Cohen, Harold Drasdo, Ed Douglas, Matt Dickinson, Steve Bell, Andy Cave, Seb Grieve, Peter Gillman

21st Nov 1998 Bretton £14.50
EXHIBITION Peter Osborne
THEME The climber as visionary
SPEAKERS Doug Robinson, Peter Steele, Elaine brook, Dennis Gray, Ian Mitchell, Gordon Stainforth, Pam Caswell, Gill Kent, Dawson Stelfox

20th Nov 1999 Bretton £15.50
THEME How much risk?
EXHIBITION Bill Wynn
SPEAKERS Charlie Houston, Bob Bates Anne Sauvy, Emil Zopfi, Ed Douglas, David Rose, Geoff Connor, Jim Curran, Paul Pritchard, Kevin Borman, Stuart Campell, Dave Gregory

18th Nov 2000 Bretton £16.50
THEME O Canada
EXHIBITION John Coulton
SPEAKERS Chic Scott, Sid Marty, Al Alvarez, Tony Smythe, Peter/Leni Gillman, Rosie Thomas, Steve Bell, Kym Martindale, David Simmonite, Kathleen Jamie, Ian Mc-Davis

10th Nov 2001 Bretton £17.50
THEME How long can I keep this up?
EXHIBITION Jim Curran
SPEAKERS Charlie Houston, Pat/Baiba Morrow, John Harding, Andy Kirkpatrick, Arlie Anderson, Niall Grimes, Jim Curran, Peter Harding, Stephen Venables

9th Nov 2002 Leeds £20
THEME Salute a Bonatti
SPEAKERS Walter Bonatti, Pete Sinclair, Robert Roper, Jonathan Neale, Colin Mortlock, Leo Dickinson, Graham Hoyland, Jim Curran, Mikel Vause, Douglas Scott, Women Mts Words  

27th Mar 2004 Bretton £25
THEME The best writers and the best books
SPEAKERS Royal Robins, Joe Fitschen, Andy Kirkpatrick, Kathrun Bridge, Dermot Somers, Jamie Andrew, David Hopkins, Lindsay Griffin, Stephen Venables, Ian Smith, Sandra Noel

16th April 2005 Bretton £25
THEME Whose history?
SPEAKERS Greg Child, Chris Jones, Robert Marshall, Kaydee Summers, Matthew Entwistle, Jim Perrin, Richard Sale, Steve Dean, Ian Smith

25th Mar 2006 Bretton £27.50
THEME Who preserves our heritage?
SPEAKERS David Roberts, Arlene Blum, Bernadette McDonald Peter Hodgkiss, Andy Cave, Mick Fowler, John Porter, John Innerdale, Ed Douglas, Jim Curran
The Write Stuff - Oliver Metherell visits the land of long words at Bretton Hall

HIGH / CLIMB / FESTIVAL WRITING COMPETITIONS

1989: (announced in May 1989 No 78) 3 photos. Winner to be announced at the 3rd Festival. Judges: Jim Curran and David Craig. 1st Terry Storry. Runner-up: Ian Vickers published in No. 87.

1990: Parody. Judges: Mike Harding and Stephen Goodwin. 1st Andy Anderson.  Runner-up: Martin Owen in No. 98.
91: 'High Was There' in climbing history.  Judges: Peter Gillman and Steve Ashton. 1st Moira Viggers in No. 111.

1992: Fear. Judges: Joe Simpson and Dermot Somers. 1st Donald M. Orr in No. 121.

1993: An epic - fact or fiction. Judges: Robin Campbell and Doug Scott. 1st David Atkinson in No. 133.

1994: Future Access Problem. Judges: Harold Drasdo and Gordon Stainforth. 1st John Pennifold. Runners-up: Robert Walton and Andrew Macintosh in No. 145.

1995: Biographical reference for club membership. Judges: Alan Hankinson and Julian Cooper. 1st Bob Llewelyn. Runners-up: John Pennifold and Bob Llewelyn's other entry in No. 157.

1996: Ghost story. Judges: Steve Ashton and Maggie Body. Joint 1st Moira Viggers and David Harrison in No. 181.

1997: A Tall Tale. Judges: Ian Smith and Kevin Borman. 1st Phil Woods. Runner-up: Dave Gregory in No. 170.

1998: A Letter from Base Camp. Judges: Chris Bonington and Peter Steele. 1st Sally Zigmond. Runners-up: 2 pieces by Kay Dowling in No 194.

1999: A play set in a tent. Judges: Brian Blessed and Ian Smith. 1st Robert Walton (California) in No 205.

2000: Alternative version of Touching The Void story (what really happened). Judges: Al Alvarez and Ian McNaught-Davies. 1st Jan Levi in No 219.

2001: How long can I keep this up? Judges: Peter Harding and Derek Walker. 1st Robert Walton (California). Runner-up: poem by Dave Wynne-Jones in No 230.

2002: A pitch for the next blockbuster climbing movie. Judges: Leo Dickinson and Graham Hoyland. 1st Jon Sharratt in No 242.

2003 No competition; no festival.

2004: The Great Escape. Judges: Stephen Venables and Lindsay Griffin. 1st Tom Sinclair in No 259.

2005: A Culture Clash. Judges: Neil Pearson and Ian Smith. 1st Jan Levi in Climb 4.

2006: A fictitious entry for Who’s Who in British Climbing. Judges: Neil Pearson and Colin Wells. 1st Jan Levi in Climb 16. Runners up: Alison Stockwell and Andy Cloquet.