Bryson David Carruthers

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Biografie:
David Carruthers Bryson (1915-1979)
David Bryson died in early March 1979 at the age 1964. He had suffered a stroke about 5 years before, which had affected his mobility and to some extent his speech. His condition deteriorated during the winter of 1978-1979, but the end came suddenly. I had seen him a few days before his death in hospital at Oxford, when we enjoyed many happy reminiscences.
David's parents were missionaries in China, so that he was brought up through most of his youth in this country by an uncle and aunt. He went to Eltham College and on to Corpus Christi College at Oxford where he read greats. He then travelled in the United States under a Commonwealth Scholarship.
He joined the BBC after the war, and for many years was a great talks producer on the Midland Region, based in Birmingham. When a son of sub-region was set up for East Anglia, David moved to Norwich to take charge, but I suspect that his enthusiasm lay more with the production of talks, than with administration. Later he moved to London, where he was involved in Education broadcasting until his illness led to his early retirement.
His Alpine climbing began in 1927 when he made one or 2 climbs in the Chamonix district with his uncle. He had 2 full Alpine seasons before the war, and in the years from 1946 onwards climbed regularly each summer. In 1948 and 1949 he was a leader with the Club's meets held at Kleine Scheidegg and Täsch. During the Scheidegg Meet, he led parties on the Hasler Rib on the Aletschhorn, the Silberhorn route on the Jungfrau and the Mönch by the Nollen. In 1952 he went to Garhwal in a party with T. H. Tilly, J. A. Jackson, J. Kempe and R. K. Misra. With John Jackson he made the first ascent of Avalanche Peak, 6175m above the Banguen Glacier, and an attempt on Nilkanta with Jackson, and the 2 French climbers, L. George and V. Russenberger. Later David and John Jackson went up to Kashmir where they climbed Kolahoi.
David was a delightful climbing companion, with a great sense of humour, and a marvellous conversationalist. For 2 or 3 years, when we were both based on Birmingham I climbed regularly with him at week-ends and in the Alps in summer. Our most memorable adventure was a traverse of the Main Cuillin Ridge which we did in 1951-an early Whitsun with much late snow still on the Ridge, most of which we traversed unseen. 1 have a vivid memory of David 's expression when we saw the Bhasteir Tooth for the first time, from below, towards the end of a long day on the Ridge.
David will be remembered with affection by his many friends in the Club. Our sympathy goes to his wife and daughter.
J. H. Emlyn Jones
Quelle: Alpine Journal Volume 85, 1980, Seite 260


Geboren am:
1915
Gestorben am:
03.1979