Acting
Hamish MacInnes
- Born
- 1930-07-07
- Died
- 2020-11-22
- Birthplace
- Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, Scotland
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. 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.
Known For
Filmography
7 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
2019 · Movie
Self
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations
2001 · Movie
Self
The Old Man of Hoy
1992 · Movie
Self
How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy
1967 · Movie
Self
The Old Man of Hoy
1967 · Movie
Self
The Matterhorn Live
1965 · Movie
Self
Live from the Matterhorn
Date unknown · Movie
Self