Moffat was an Army driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, stationed in North Wales after the end of the Second World War, when she met a climber who introduced her to climbing and a bohemian lifestyle.[2][3] During the 1940s and 1950s she lived rough, climbing in Snowdonia, the Lakes, Scotland and the Alps, supporting herself by working in several roles including as a domestic service, a farmer, a forester, an artist's model and the driver of a travelling shop.[3][2] In 1953 she became the first female British certificated mountain guide, and for ten years she was closely associated with the RAF Mountain Rescue Service, making a living from climbing.[4]
Moffatt was known for often climbing barefoot, claiming that it was better because there was more contact with the rock and no constriction of the toes.[5] She is an honorary member of the women-only Pinnacle Club and the British Mountaineering Council.[6]
Mediaedit
Moffat featured in the BBC film Eye to Eye, broadcast in 1958.[7]Joe Brown did the hard amateur climbing and Moffat, the professional, took her husband up a route on Idwal Slabs.[7] In 2015 Jen Randall and Claire Carter made a film, Operation Moffat, based on Moffat's autobiographical book Space below my Feet[8]. The film was premiered during Banff Mountain Film Festival's UK tour,[9] and has won over 20 international film awards.[10] Moffat is included in Herrington's photographic work The Climbers[11][12] featuring 60 climbers considered legends of the 20th century. In 2017 she contributed to a documentary Give Me Space Below My Feet, for BBC Radio 3.[13]
Writing careeredit
Moffat began her writing career in the 1950s, working for BBC radio, and published her autobiography in 1961.[3] In the 1970s, she started writing crime fiction, in particular the Miss Pink series featuring Melinda Pink, a middle aged climber and magistrate.[14][15] Following a commission by Victor Gollancz Ltd to follow the California Trail[16] and produce a book, she subsequently wrote 11 mysteries set in the American West.[17] She wrote her last novel, Gone Feral, when she was in her 80s. She currently reviews for the crime magazine Shots.[17]
Personal lifeedit
Moffat married Gordon Moffat with whom she had a daughter, Sheena, born in 1949. In 1955, Moffat married Flight Sergeant John Lees, GM, BEM. They were divorced in 1970.[18][7]
^Berry, Natalie (28 June 2017). "INTERVIEW: Reading Between the Lines - Gwen Moffat". UKC. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^Singh, Anita (2 September 2017). "93-year-old mountaineer to relive the climb of her life on radio via '3D sound'". The Telegraph.
^"Gwen Moffat". twbooks.co.uk. UK: Tangled Web. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^"Gwen Moffat". Shots Magazine. UK. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^"Gwen Moffat". twbooks.co.uk. UK: Tangled Web. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ ab"Book Review: Do No Harm". shotsmag.co.uk. UK: Shots Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^Perrin, Jim (24 August 2002). "Obituary: Johnnie Lees". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
January 01, 1970
gwen, moffat, gwen, mary, moffat, née, goddard, born, july, 1924, british, mountaineer, writer, gwen, mary, moffatborngoddard, 1924, july, 1924, brightonoccupationnovelist, climber, mountain, guidecitizenshipbritishgenrefiction, biography, contents, climbing, . Gwen Mary Moffat nee Goddard born 3 July 1924 is a British mountaineer and writer 1 Gwen Mary MoffatBornGoddard 1924 07 03 3 July 1924 age 99 BrightonOccupationNovelist climber and mountain guideCitizenshipBritishGenreFiction and biography Contents 1 Climbing career 2 Media 3 Writing career 4 Personal life 5 Works 6 ReferencesClimbing career editMoffat was an Army driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service stationed in North Wales after the end of the Second World War when she met a climber who introduced her to climbing and a bohemian lifestyle 2 3 During the 1940s and 1950s she lived rough climbing in Snowdonia the Lakes Scotland and the Alps supporting herself by working in several roles including as a domestic service a farmer a forester an artist s model and the driver of a travelling shop 3 2 In 1953 she became the first female British certificated mountain guide and for ten years she was closely associated with the RAF Mountain Rescue Service making a living from climbing 4 Moffatt was known for often climbing barefoot claiming that it was better because there was more contact with the rock and no constriction of the toes 5 She is an honorary member of the women only Pinnacle Club and the British Mountaineering Council 6 Media editMoffat featured in the BBC film Eye to Eye broadcast in 1958 7 Joe Brown did the hard amateur climbing and Moffat the professional took her husband up a route on Idwal Slabs 7 In 2015 Jen Randall and Claire Carter made a film Operation Moffat based on Moffat s autobiographical book Space below my Feet 8 The film was premiered during Banff Mountain Film Festival s UK tour 9 and has won over 20 international film awards 10 Moffat is included in Herrington s photographic work The Climbers 11 12 featuring 60 climbers considered legends of the 20th century In 2017 she contributed to a documentary Give Me Space Below My Feet for BBC Radio 3 13 Writing career editMoffat began her writing career in the 1950s working for BBC radio and published her autobiography in 1961 3 In the 1970s she started writing crime fiction in particular the Miss Pink series featuring Melinda Pink a middle aged climber and magistrate 14 15 Following a commission by Victor Gollancz Ltd to follow the California Trail 16 and produce a book she subsequently wrote 11 mysteries set in the American West 17 She wrote her last novel Gone Feral when she was in her 80s She currently reviews for the crime magazine Shots 17 Personal life editMoffat married Gordon Moffat with whom she had a daughter Sheena born in 1949 In 1955 Moffat married Flight Sergeant John Lees GM BEM They were divorced in 1970 18 7 Works editSpace Below my Feet 1961 3 Two Star Red 1964 On My Home Ground 1968 Survival Count 1972 Deviant Death 1973 Lady with a Cool Eye Melinda Pink 1973 The Corpse Road 1974 Hard Option 1975 Miss Pink at the Edge of the World Melinda Pink 1975 A Short Time to Live Melinda Pink 1976 Over the Sea to Death Melinda Pink 1976 Persons Unknown Melinda Pink 1978 Hard Road West 1981 Die Like a Dog Melinda Pink 1982 The Buckskin Girl 1982 Last Chance Country Melinda Pink 1983 Grizzly Trail Melinda Pink 1984 Snare Melinda Pink 1987 The Stone Hawk Melinda Pink 1989 The Storm Seekers 1989 Rage Melinda Pink 1990 The Raptor Zone Melinda Pink 1990 Pit Bull 1991 Veronica s Sisters Melinda Pink 1992 The Outside Edge 1993 Cue the Battered Wife 1994 A Wreath of Dead Moths 1998 The Lost Girls Melinda Pink 1998 Private Sins Melinda Pink 1999 Running Dogs 1999 Quicksand 2001 Retribution Melinda Pink 2002 Man Trap 2003 Dying for Love 2005 Gone Feral 2007 References edit Klein Kathleen Gregory ed 1 January 1994 Great Women Mystery Writers Classic to Contemporary Greenwood Press ISBN 0313287708 a b Inspirational climber recognised by national body cwherald com 29 January 2016 a b c d Gwen Moffat 1961 Space Below My Feet Sigma Leisure ISBN 978 1 85058 769 9 Inspirational climber recognised by national body cwherald com 29 January 2016 Gwen Moffat Interview womenclimb co uk Retrieved 25 January 2018 91 year old from Penrith honoured for being the first British Mountain Guide ITV News a b c Rediscovered TV film of climbing history www thebmc co uk Retrieved 28 July 2018 Trailblazing climber celebrated in film BBC News Cole Laura Operation Moffat The story of Britain s first female mountain guide Geographical Retrieved 25 January 2018 BMC TV s Operation Moffat swarming to a screen near you www thebmc co uk Retrieved 28 July 2018 Herrington Jim 2016 The a Climbers Mountaineers Books ISBN 978 1 68051 083 6 Berry Natalie 28 June 2017 INTERVIEW Reading Between the Lines Gwen Moffat UKC Retrieved 25 January 2018 Singh Anita 2 September 2017 93 year old mountaineer to relive the climb of her life on radio via 3D sound The Telegraph Gwen Moffat twbooks co uk UK Tangled Web Retrieved 25 January 2018 Gwen Moffat Shots Magazine UK Retrieved 28 July 2018 Gwen Moffat twbooks co uk UK Tangled Web Retrieved 28 July 2018 a b Book Review Do No 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