Outdoor Adventures with Ancient Brit
PCT 2002 - The Author
The Author
Brian Johnson was born in England in 1951.
In his childhood he spent most of his spare time playing
competitive sports and games, particularly cricket, hockey and
chess. He studied physics at Bristol University before training as a
teacher.
He taught physics and games at Bishop Wordsworth’s School,
Salisbury for 23 years.
During this time he started mountaineering and orienteering.
In orienteering he competed at a high level and set up and coached
both the South-West Junior Orienteering Squad and a successful
school orienteering club. Although he rock-climbed at a moderate
level, he spent most of his time in the mountains walking,
scrambling and backpacking in both summer and winter conditions.
He completed climbing the Munros (3,000 ft. mountains in
Scotland) and walked extensively in the Alps and Pyrenees,
introducing many of his students to the mountains.
When a foot injury forced him to retire from orienteering and
walking he started canoeing, concentrating on long distance touring
in a Canadian canoe, spending much time exploring Sweden’s lakes
and rivers.
He played much chess during this period and won the World
Amateur Chess Championship in 1996.
Forced to retire from teaching later in 1996 by the foot injury
he spent much of his time playing and later teaching Bridge.
Amelioration of the condition of his foot injury allowed him to start
playing Bowls in 1999 and return to backpacking in the mountains
in 2000.
Brian Johnson was born in England in 1951.
In his childhood he spent most of his spare time playing
competitive sports and games, particularly cricket, hockey and
chess. He studied physics at Bristol University before training as a
teacher.
He taught physics and games at Bishop Wordsworth’s School,
Salisbury for 23 years.
During this time he started mountaineering and orienteering.
In orienteering he competed at a high level and set up and coached
both the South-West Junior Orienteering Squad and a successful
school orienteering club. Although he rock-climbed at a moderate
level, he spent most of his time in the mountains walking,
scrambling and backpacking in both summer and winter conditions.
He completed climbing the Munros (3,000 ft. mountains in
Scotland) and walked extensively in the Alps and Pyrenees,
introducing many of his students to the mountains.
When a foot injury forced him to retire from orienteering and
walking he started canoeing, concentrating on long distance touring
in a Canadian canoe, spending much time exploring Sweden’s lakes
and rivers.
He played much chess during this period and won the World
Amateur Chess Championship in 1996.
Forced to retire from teaching later in 1996 by the foot injury
he spent much of his time playing and later teaching Bridge.
Amelioration of the condition of his foot injury allowed him to start
playing Bowls in 1999 and return to backpacking in the mountains
in 2000.
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Ancient Brit on
PCT in 2000
PCT in 2000
Ancient Brit, Little
Yosemite Valley, 2000
Yosemite Valley, 2000
Ancient Brit
below Half Dome,
Yosemite 2000
below Half Dome,
Yosemite 2000
Ancient Brit, Sierra
Nevada, 2000
Nevada, 2000
Ancient Brit at
Scissors Crossing
Scissors Crossing