Whillansn.

/ˈhwɪlənz/

Etymology: < the name of Don Whillans (1933–85), mountaineer.

Used attributively of objects devised by Whillans for the assistance of climbers.

a. Whillans box n. a kind of frame tent (see quot. 1971).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > tent > [noun] > other types of tent

tenticle1548

pal1656

marquee1690

gourbi1738

marquise1749

yurt1780

bell-tent1785

kibitka1799

shuldari1808

fly-tent1816

Swiss cottage1820

skin house1826

big tent1843

ridge tent1846

brush tent1862

dog tent1862

shelter tent1862

wall-tent1862

wedge tent1862

pup tent1863

A tent1863

tupik1864

tentlet1879

choom1889

pyramid1889

tortoise tent1890

safari tent1926

tent-sack1940

tent-trailer1963

tepee1970

trailer tent1971

Whillans box1971

1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face v. 66 At this stage, Base Camp was no more than a staging camp, with a two-man tent and two Whillans Boxes... We had been worried that ordinary tents might prove inadequate on the very steep ground... Don had come up with the solution, designing a prefabricated, box-like structure, with a framework of timber and an outer covering of proofed nylon.

1972 D. Haston In High Places xi. 118 Huddled into the back of the Whillans box—a super-strong frame tent designed by Don—we could only sit and wait.

b. Whillans harness n. a harness designed for use by mountaineers climbing fixed ropes.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of

runner1688

runner ring1791

ice axec1800

alpenstock1829

rope1838

climbing-iron1857

piolet1868

snap-link1875

prickera1890

middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892

chock1894

glacier-rope1897

piton1898

run-out1901

belaying-pin1903

snap-ring1903

ironmongery1904

line1907

Tricouni1914

ice claw1920

peg1920

sling1920

ice piton1926

ice hammer1932

karabiner1932

rock piton1934

thread belay1935

mugger1941

running belay1941

piton hammer1943

sky-hook1951

etrier1955

pied d'éléphant1956

rope sling1957

piton runner1959

bong1960

krab1963

rurp1963

ice screw1965

nut1965

traverse line1965

jumar1966

knife-blade1968

tie-off1968

rock peg1971

whammer1971

Whillans whammer1971

Whillans harness1974

1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World ix. 137 It was ironic that the designer of the Whillans harness was the only member of the expedition who didn't have..one which would fit his ample girth.

1978 P. Gillman Fitness on Foot v. 73 The Willans harness is manufactured by the Lancashire company Troll.

c. Whillans whammer n. a kind of peg hammer or piton.

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