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Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Sun 5^th May 2024, 00:20 on BBC Four

Available for 5 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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