Colin Kirkus

Colin Fletcher Kirkus (18 September 1910 – 14 September 1942 was a British rock climber. He climbed extensively in Wales and elsewhere, such as the Alps and the Himalaya. It was Kirkus who first introduced Noyce to rock climbing.

Climbing Kirkus made pioneering climbs in Wales and elsewhere and wrote the instruction book Let's Go Climbing!.

Jack Longland described the greatest rock face in Wales, Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, as "Colin’s Cliff". During the expedition Kirkus and Charles Warren made a pioneering alpine-style ascent of the central or 'second Satopanth peak' which is now known as the Bhagirathi III. Kirkus' account of the climb is included in Pallis's book Peaks and Lamas. That ascent has been described as "amongst the most important ascents by British climbers in that decade".

Death Kirkus was killed in the Second World War, on a sortie to Bremen on the night of 13/14 September 1942. He was a navigator on Vickers Wellington BJ879 of 156 Squadron an RAF Pathfinder squadron. He was one of four brothers, all of whom saw flying service in the RAF, and three of whom were killed in action in the Second World War.

His name is listed on the Runnymede Memorial for airmen with no known grave.