Chris Dale

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Chris Dale
Chris Dale, who has died aged 49, was a 6ft 6in mountaineer with a passion for solo climbs among the hardest peaks of Scotland, Wales and the Alps. He was also an equally enthusiastic cross-dresser who went by the name of Crystal.

7:04PM GMT 24 Feb 2011

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/8346303/Chris-Dale.html

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Besides mountains, Dale's other passion was women's clothing. On one occasion he was in drag when introduced to a Frenchman as "Chris Dale". The Frenchman misheard "Crystal", and the name for Dale's alter ego stuck.