Hadfield Charles Frederick

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Charles Frederick Hadfield (1875 – 1965)
Dr. C. F. Hadfield died peacefully in his sleep on June 15 just two days before his ninetieth birthday.
He was educated at the Leys School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a double first in the Natural Science Tripos, and he qualified at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. After some years of educational and scientific work at Cambridge and with the Marine Biological Station at Naples, he devoted himself entirely to medical work and went into general practice in Malvern and in London. Later he decided to specialise in anaesthetics and became a leading authority in this branch of medicine. He was appointed consultant anaesthetist to Barts Hospital and the Prince of Wales' Hospital, and in the 1914- 18 War was attached to the City of London Military Hospital and then to the Emergency Medical Service, and was awarded the M.B.E. In 1906 he married Miss Wine-Field MacDougall of Dunolly-by-Oban, Argyll.
I first met Hadfield at Wastdale Head at the beginning of the century. He was with a reading party of Cambridge men, amongst whom was his friend and fellow Leysian, the late E. V. Oulton of this Club. So began an enduring friendship, and for many years a party of intimates met in spring and autumn for a few days' climbing in the British hills. Dr. Hadfield's favourite ground was Lakeland and the formation of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District appealed to him greatly. His genial nature and first class intellect made him universally popular and he was elected Vice-President of the F. and R.C.C. 1925-27 and President 1931-33, and was made an Honorary Member in 1956. It was largely due to his enthusiasm that the London Section of the F. and R.C.C. was started, and he presided over the Section's activities for many years and seldom missed a lunch or dinner or a Sunday walk.
As a climber he was a good all-rounder, competent and safe on steep rock and snow and of fine endurance. His great joy was to tramp the fells and ridges, and he struck a novel note by climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in a single day, assisted by two members of the F. and R.C.C. who dealt with road transport. After the First War he visited the Alps extensively. In I923 the Graians yielded the Aiguille de Polset, Pointe de l'Echelle, Dent Parrachee, Grande Casse and Tsanteleina amongst others. The Dauphine was visited in 1925, a season of doubtful weather; climbs included the Gran de Ruine, Pie de Neige Cordier, the fine rock peak of the Aiguille Meridionale d' Arves, Pie de la Grave, Pie Coolidge, Tersiva and Grivola. The summer of I926 was fine and much ground was covered. In the Dolomites, Monte Cristallo, Grosse Zinne, Antelao and Monte Pelmo were climbed, followed by the Marmolata and Fünffingerspitze. Moving to Sulden, he traversed the Ortler by the Hinterergrat. Then came the twelve-peak walk. From the Rifugio Casati above Sulden, Monte Cevedale may be easily climbed. From this point a great semi-circle of peaks extends round the Forno glacier, individually named and each from 11.500 ft. to 12.400 ft. in height. The sky-line was followed throughout, via Monte Vioz, Punta San Matteo and others to Pizzo Tresero, the twelfth and last top, whence a descent was made to the inn at Santa Caterina; a superb ridge-walk of some twenty hours and one entirely after Hadfield's heart. Thereafter a further move was made to Pontresina, and Piz Bernina was climbed in perfect conditions.
During the following years he repeatedly revisited the Alps climbing the Grande Fourche, Blümlisalphorn, Rinderhorn, Gross Grünhorn, Finsteraarhorn and others. He was elected to the Alpine Club in 1926 and served on the Committee in 1940. To an advanced age he attended the Club lectures and dinners regularly and he will be missed by many devoted friends.
J. Osborne Walker
Quelle: Alpine Journal Volume 70, 1965, Seite 368-369


Geboren am:
1875
Gestorben am:
15.06.1965