Tut Braithwaite

Paul ("Tut") Braithwaite (born 2 June 1946) is a British rock climber, mountaineer, and company director.

[2] He went on to put up many new routes in Britain including Scansor on Stob Coire nan Lochan (a subsidiary peak of Bidean nam Bian) and The Cumbrian on the Esk Buttress of Scafell Pike.

He made the first ascent of East Pillar on Mount Asgard on Baffin Island in 1972; of Pik Lenin in the Pamirs by its south-east spur route in 1974; and of Point Innominata (a subsidiary peak of Aguja Saint Exupery) in Patagonia also in 1974.

[10] He joined Chris Bonington's 1978 expedition attempting the West Ridge of K2 but had to withdraw due to ill health.

[14] He was the managing director of Vertical Access Ltd, a Mossley company he established in 1988 for developing techniques for working at height in a commercial and industrial environment.