 His first visit was in 1927, together with G. Thompson, during which he made the first British ascents of many peaks in the Toubkal region.Beetham's name is familiar to anyone who climbs in the Borrowdale valley in the Lake District.He made the first ascent, often solo, of numerous classic climbs in the valley, including "Little Chamonix" and "Corvus", and wrote the third edition of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club guidebook to the valley, published in 1953.