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Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

The life of legendary Scottish mountaineer and rescuer Hamish MacInnes, inventor of the all-metal ice axe and author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Hamish MacInnes
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Palin
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Bonington
Interviewed Guest:
Yvon Chouinard
Executive Producer:
Alasdair MacCuish
Executive Producer:
David Harron
Director:
Robbie Fraser

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