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Call-Out - A climber's tales of mountain rescue in Scotland (Paperback, New edition)
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Call-Out - A climber's tales of mountain rescue in Scotland (Paperback, New edition)
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Call-Out is the definitive collection of tales about early mountain
rescue in the Highlands of Scotland from Hamish MacInnes - Everest
pioneer and arguably the most famous Scottish mountaineer of the
twentieth century. In the late 1960s, MacInnes led the Glencoe
Mountain Rescue team and together they developed innovative
techniques and equipment in order to save lives - often risking
their own in the process - whether night or day, and always at a
moment's notice. He was a central figure in the rescue during the
1963 New Year tragedy in the Cuillins on the Isle of Skye, and led
groundbreaking rescues on Buichaille Etive Mor, Ben Nevis, Bidean
nam Bian and many other legendary Scottish mountains. At the heart
of the stories in Call-Out are the unique characters in the team
and wider Glencoe community who demonstrate faultless camaraderie,
and - by virtue of MacInnes's engaging storytelling - inject an
almost comical slant into these sometimes-grim accounts of
misadventure in the mountains. The dark allure of the frozen
Scottish peaks provides a foreboding backdrop against which we
learn of Hamish MacInnes's concern for human life under even the
most extreme conditions. Call-Out offers an inspiring portrayal of
responsible and dedicated mountaineering practice, which is as
pertinent today as ever.
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