24th November 2020FacebookTwitterPrintemailNoone has commented on this article yet. Have your say…Filed under: News, UK news, Hamish MacInnesWill Harris looks back on the extraordinary life of Scottish mountaineering legend, Dr Hamish MacInnes OBE BEM The renowned climber, writer, mountain rescue specialist and engineer Dr Hamish MacInnes has passed away at the age of 90. He was affectionately known as the …
Hamish MacInnes 1930–2020
Will Harris looks back on the extraordinary life of Scottish mountaineering legend, Dr Hamish MacInnes
Legendary British mountaineer Doug Scott battling cancer
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Bonington and team of ’75 to raise funds for Nepal
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New website for Mountain Rescue England and Wales
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Sir Chris Bonington’s lockdown message
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Joe Brown 1930-2020
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