Hamish MacInnes
Born July 7, 1930·Died November 22, 2020 (at 90)·Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, Scotland·Male
Biography
Hamish MacInnes OBE BEM FRSGS (born McInnes) was a Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, and author. He has been described as the "father of modern mountain rescue in Scotland". 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.
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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.
Filmography
7 credits across 7 titlesAs self
7 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
