Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson was editor of Mountain magazine from 1969 until 1978 and owner of the outdoor publishing company Diadem from 1978 until 1989, when it was incorporated into Hodder. In 1993 Hodder downsized, and Ken set up the publishing house Bāton Wicks. He has been publisher and author of many of the most important and famed outdoor books in the British climbing world, including the 'Hard Rock' series: The Games Climbers Play, The Black Cliff, Cold Climbs, Wild, Classic and Big Walks,and others...See more
Ken Wilson was editor of Mountain magazine from 1969 until 1978 and owner of the outdoor publishing company Diadem from 1978 until 1989, when it was incorporated into Hodder. In 1993 Hodder downsized, and Ken set up the publishing house Bāton Wicks. He has been publisher and author of many of the most important and famed outdoor books in the British climbing world, including the 'Hard Rock' series: The Games Climbers Play, The Black Cliff, Cold Climbs, Wild, Classic and Big Walks,and others including, Argonauts of the Western Isles, Canoeing across Canada, and Run River Run. Ken is a member of the Climbers' Club, for which he edited the journal in 1976, and is intimately involved with the BMC, both as a volunteer and a critic. He is an Alpine Club member and an Honorary Member of the BMC. See less
