Joe Brown

Biography

Joseph Brown CBE (26 September 1930 – 15 April 2020) was an English mountaineer who was regarded as an outstanding pioneer of rock climbing during the 1950s and early 1960s. Together with his early climbing partner, Don Whillans, he was one of a new breed of British post-war climbers who came from working class backgrounds in contrast to the upper and middle class professionals who had dominated the sport up to the Second World War. He became the first person to climb the third-highest mountain in the world when he was on the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition. Some of his climbs were televised and he assisted with mountaineering scenes in several films.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2006Nominee

Best Performance

Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

1967Nominee

Best Performance

How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy

1970Nominee

Best Performance

The Anglesey Climb

Career Highlights

1967Highlight

Best Performance

The Old Man of Hoy

1992Highlight

Best Performance

The Old Man of Hoy