Jack is hosting Bryden's home page until such time as he can get his own site. This is a posting of Bryden treatise on Self-Sufficient Communities , plus some shots of Ball's Pyramid using a few pics from Bryden's album and Jack's collection, plus some shots by Dick Morris (deceased Lord howe photographer) and Ian Hutton (Lord Howe Island resident naturalist and photogarpher).. 1. Ball's Pyramid: History: First climbed on February 14, 1965 by Bryden Allen, John Davis, Jack Pettigrew and David Witham. Jack Hill climbed to the summot with Jack Pettigrew on the following day. Don Willcox and Ben Sandilands were part of the support team. Ben's reports of the expedition in the Sydney Morning Herald form a chronological and accurate account of the climb. Photos of the Pyramid by Ian Hutton The Landing: Bryden had extensive experience rockclimbing on the coast of Cornwall, where th...