Hugh Banner passes on

[catbirdseat]

Hugh Banner died on Monday at a hospital where he'd been fighting an illness. I cannot find much more information than that.

[TREETOAD]

I wonder if he had any helmets left

[MattStan]

I had the honor of meeting Hugh a few times. He was a classic old-school Brit climber: short, stout, and full of mirth. And oh did he ever love to talk about gear. He had an amazing prototype of a much updated Dyneema helmet, which will likely never see the light of day.