Charles Pilkington (mountaineer)
Charles Pilkington | |
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Charles Pilkington in 1877 | |
| Born | 18 August 1850 St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Died | 23 December 1918 (aged 68) Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colliery engineer |
| Relatives | Richard Pilkington (MP) (brother) Richard Evans (1778–1864) (grandfather) |
Charles Pilkington (1850–1918) was a British colliery engineer and mountaineer. In the Alps he was a pioneer of mountaineering without guides and made the first ascent of a number of peaks and several significant first guideless ascents. In the UK he made the first ascent of Sgùrr Dearg's Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye.