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Hamish MacInnes
Scottish mountain climber (1930ā2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamish MacInnes OBE BEM FRSGS (born McInnes; 7 July 1930 ā 22 November 2020) was a Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, and author. He has been described as the "father of modern mountain rescue in Scotland".[1] He is credited with inventing the first all-metal ice-axe and an eponymous lightweight foldable alloy stretcher called MacInnes stretcher, widely used in mountain and helicopter rescue. He was a mountain safety advisor to a number of major films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Eiger Sanction and The Mission. His 1972 International Mountain Rescue Handbook is considered a manual in the mountain search and rescue discipline.
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Born | (1930-07-07)7 July 1930 Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, Scotland |
Died | 22 November 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 90) Glen Coe, Scotland |
Occupation | Mountaineer |
Known for | Invention of all metal ice-axe and MacInnes stretcher, a light-weight foldable alloy stretcher |
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