Pete and Laetitia Sterling with Mark Vallance at a recent Kendal Mountain Festval
It's a shit photo from an old style non-smart mobile phone, but here's Mark again showing off something he (helped) invent - the humble Friend, all climbers owe Mark something for his part in bringing us these amazing little devices!
Mark Vallance at Kendal climbing wall in 2013 taking part the CC pre-AGM activities
Mark Vallance at Kendal climbing wall, showing off yet another of his continuous stream of little inventions...
So sad to hear that Mark Vallance has passed away. He was a good friend, and him being “the” guy that brought us cams, i.e. “Friends”, we all owe him at least a moment of thanks. Of course not only did he transform most climber’s lives but he helped transform the BMC and the CC too! A great loss.
It’s been a sad week for mountaineering, not only did Mark leave us, but so did our friend Bob Allen… 🙁