Ken Wilson

Born in Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK on February 7, 1941 — died June 11, 2016 (aged 75)

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."