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Brian will tell the story of climbing through the 1970s and '80s and look particularly at his memories of eleven friends he climbed with including Alan Rouse, Paul Nunn, Joe Tasker, Pete Thexton, Georges Bettembourg, Mike Geddes, Alex MacIntyre, John Whittle, John Syrett, Sam Cochrane and Roger Baxter-Jones.He will start with rock climbing at Leeds University, getting to grips with the hard game of mountaineering in Scotland, the Alps in winter and then Patagonia and the Andes.
He then went to Nepal on expeditions to Jannu, Nuptse, Everest in winter, Ogre 2 and K2.
He asks why they took such risks and remembers his times with these friends with fondness, celebrating their achievements and looking back at a very different world than today. An epoch that marked the change from heavyweight expeditions to fast and ‘light’ alpine style climbing. They thought it was a safer way to climb but in the end the statistics show otherwise.
The talk summarises Brian's new book of the same name that will be available for sale on the night. It will be held at the Alpine Club's premises at 55 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3QF and, as always, non-members are welcome to attend but should book in advance by completing this form: https://forms.gle/j4PWwuMsYNYPusmo6 or by contacting [email protected].
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Alpine Club, 55/56 Charlotte Road,London, United Kingdom