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British Empire Medal
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Hamish MacInnes
1930-07-07 – 2020-11-22
Life & Legacy
Hamish MacInnes (born McInnes; 7 July 1930 – 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". 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.
Occupation & Career
mountaineer, writer, inventor, actor
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
British Empire Medal; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University; honorary doctor of the University of Stirling; Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society; honorary doctorate
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
British Empire Medal · Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society · honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University · honorary doctor of the University of Stirling · honorary doctorate · Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Verified Legacy Record
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University
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honorary doctor of the University of Stirling
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Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
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honorary doctorate
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Sources & Provenance
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