J. M. Archer Thomson
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James Merriman Archer Thomson (1863-1912) was a British rock-climber and mountaineer.
Thomson climbed extensively in North Wales with others such as Oscar Eckenstein
. He was a believer in leading on sight, and was not keen on O. G. Jones's practice of surveying a route with a top-rope. He extensively explored the cliffs of Lliwedd, and in 1909 with A. W. Andrews
, produced the first official climbing guide to the cliff (published by the then-recently-founded Climbers' Club
). He authored the second, to the Ogwen District, the following year.
From 1896 until his death (by suicide, he drank Carbolic acid) in 1912 he was Headmaster of Llandudno County School.
Thomson climbed extensively in North Wales with others such as Oscar Eckenstein
Oscar Eckenstein
Oscar Johannes Ludwig Eckenstein was an English rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer in the sport of bouldering...
. He was a believer in leading on sight, and was not keen on O. G. Jones's practice of surveying a route with a top-rope. He extensively explored the cliffs of Lliwedd, and in 1909 with A. W. Andrews
A. W. Andrews
Arthur Westlake Andrews was a British geographer, poet, rock-climber, and mountaineer.He trained as a geographer and became a teacher of geography and history in Southwark...
, produced the first official climbing guide to the cliff (published by the then-recently-founded Climbers' Club
Climbers' Club
The Climbers' Club is the senior rock-climbing club in Wales and England . It was founded in 1898 and publishes guidebooks in the main climbing areas in Wales and Southern England...
). He authored the second, to the Ogwen District, the following year.
From 1896 until his death (by suicide, he drank Carbolic acid) in 1912 he was Headmaster of Llandudno County School.