Marhofn 316.18 - May 2016

Hump Hall of Fame

Chris Watson

Not a lot happening in the HumpHoF during 2015 with only four new members. Jenny Hatfield, Tom Mundell, Robert Phillips and Dave Stallard. A further four entered the Upper Hall - Jim Bloomer, Andy Hyams, Campbell Singer and Andy Sutton. No reports of any hilltop celebrations for any of these - at least one of them was inadvertent and only spotted after the event. Campbell did go to great lengths to complete 2015 on 2015 Humps - and he seemed such a sensible fellow when I met him for the first time at the Ardfern AGM.

There was a flurry of activity during the year on the England and Wales front with two people getting a full house and a further three getting 'almost' there. Alan Whatley, last year's big Hump bagger (who was rudely overlooked at the AGM by yours truly - I did not know he was there) arranged a climbing leader to get himself and Michael Earnshaw up that awkward Staffs (or is it Cheshire?) pinnacle in July. It was Alan's last Welsh and English Hump and Michael completed them in Wales in November with a group of baggers staying near Maentwrog.

Iain Brown, Colin Crawford and Andy Sutton completed everything but the Old Man of Mow. Iain finished on Ramsey Island and did have a bit of a celebration with a cake baked by his wife, (Don't Tell) Moira.

Hump Hall of Fame 2015