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{{Short description|British journalist}}{{about||the English cricketer|Harry Griffin (cricketer)|other people|Harry Griffin (disambiguation)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}Arthur Harry Griffin (15 January 1911 – 9 July 2004) was a British journalist and mountaineer. He is particularly remembered for his evocative recording, in his writing, of rock-climbing in the Lake District in the inter-war years, especially a group called 'The Coniston Tigers'; for his long-running 'Lakeland Diary' column in The Guardian (spanning a period of 53 years); and for having inspired, via these columns, and an article in the Lancashire Evening Post, the rebirth of interest in the Bob Graham Round.Roger Smith, foreword by A H Griffin,(1982), 42 Peaks: The story of the Bob Graham RoundFuller details of his life, including his wartime service as an intelligence officer, may be found in the Guardian obituary.WEB,weblink Obituary: A Harry Griffin, TheGuardian.com, 11 July 2004, He was friends with Alfred Wainwright but somewhat disapproved of the damage to the fells that the popularity of Wainwright's guides could cause.find articles {{dead link|date=March 2023}}

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