West William Croucher

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Biografie:
William Croucher West (1877 – 1957)
The passing of W. C. West on September 27, 1957, removes one of the best-known mountaineers of South Africa. He will be greatly missed by a large number of friends.
West became a member of the Mountain Club of South Africa in 1906, and in 1910 he took over the Secretaryship. In 1914 he was awarded the Gold Badge of the Club, and at a later date he was elected a Vice-President.
His election to the Alpine Club took place in r 9 I 5, being proposed by Lord Justice Pickford and seconded by C. H. R. Wollaston. Though he had no alpine qualification, his application was considered mainly on his ascent of Kilimanjaro and the various mountain ascents he had made in South Africa. He was also a prime mover in the Wild Flower Protection Society, of which he was a member up to the last.
He was born in England on June 25, 1877. West was one of those who thought a lot of his fellow-men, and always did his best to help them.
G. F. Travers-Jackson
Quelle: Alpine Journal Vol. 63. Nr. 296, 1958, Seite 116


Geboren am:
25.06.1877
Gestorben am:
27.09.1957