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Most Influential Climbers 29-May-2003 At 12:06:55 PM hardcore

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Most of the climbers already named in this topic are probably more inspirational rather than influential.

Influential climbers need not necessarily be the hardest or best, but those who have influenced the way in which climbing has been portayed to others over the years. Personally I think writers of climbing literature have been really influential - There aren't many in Australia that fit into this category. Maybe Claw would, if he ever gets round to writing a book. Andrew Linblade fits into this category as does Creg Child. I'd like to suggest Chris Baxter, but as noted previously he's probably a follower rather than an influencer - his Rock editorials can be hard going and laboured at times. Overseas writers fare better. Tom Patey , Ian McNaught Davies, Jim Perrin - read his book Yes To Dance, even Chris Bonnington, although he tends to lapse into fits of self gratuitous prose that can last for entire chapters in his books.