Brede Arkless, nee Boyle (10 August 1939 - 18 March 2006), was a leading female climber and mountaineer, and was actively involved in the all-women's climbing movement. She was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, of Dublin parents. In 1964 she married fellow mountaineer Geoff Arkless, and together they started a mountain school in Wales. She made several all-women trips to the greater ranges, whilst still being able to rear eight children. Wikipedia
Brede Doyle, mountain guide: born Manchester 10 August 1939; married 1964 Geoff Arkless (four sons, two daughters), (two daughters with Mick Pointon); died Cromwell, New Zealand 18 March 2006. news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article356859.ece
Brede Arkless, la pionera del montaismo femenino Brede Arkless, escaladora, naci en Manchester en 1939 y falleci en Nueva Zelanda a la edad de 66 aos. Fue la primera mujer de la Historia en ser admitida en la Unin Internacional de Asociaciones de Guas de www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/04/24/obituarios/1145876062.html
It was then that she met the climber Geoff Arkless, who later became the Mountaineering Associations chief instructor. www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2145310,00.html
In the 1980s Brede Arkless, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 66, became of iconic significance in the huge expansion of women's participation in mountain activities. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1755545,00.html
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