Alfred Wills

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Sir Alfred Wills was the third President of the Alpine Club from 1864-1866. He was also a Judge for twenty-one years and one of the most well-known British mountaineers.

During his career as a Judge, Alfred notably presided over the trial in which Oscar Wilde was convicted for "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons".

His ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854, which he mistakenly believed was the first, marked the beginning of the so-called "Golden Age" of mountaineering. From that time on, climbing as sport became fashionable.