ONLINE TALK: 'Alex MacIntyre and the birth of Light and Fast Alpinism' with John Porter
Join us on Saturday 7th February at Plas y Brenin for an enthralling evening about Alex MacIntyre and the birth of Light and Fast Alpinism. This talk is a fundraising event with all proceeds going to our current huts fundraiser.
Fundraising for our huts
Join the talk live from Plas y Brenin from the comfort of your own home. Alex served a remarkable apprenticeship in the Scottish mountains in winter, and the hut that commemorates him remains a perfect base for many adventures summer and winter.
Key information
Where: Plas y Brenin in North Wales and on Zoom.
When: Saturday 7th February, starting at 7.30pm
Cost: £7.50 for BMC-members joining via Zoom (£10 non members), donations at the door for those attending at Plas y Brenin
About Alex MacIntyre
Alex MacIntyre was described by Reinhold Messner as the purist of all Himalayan climbers. In his short career of seven Himalayan and one Andean expedition, he never climbed with more than three other companions – small self-reliant teams with no support.
His legacy of alpine style firsts include: two 8000m faces never before attempted – the East Face of Dhaulagiri and the SW face of Shishapangma - as well as technically demanding and unrepeated routes such as the South Buttress/Face of Changabang and the NE Face of Koh-y-Bandaka. Returning from the latter in 1977, he and Tobin Sorenson made the first alpine style ascent of the Eiger Direct in three days. Alex said; ‘it was a doddle after Bandaka’.
In the 50th anniversary year of the first ascent of the game changing Colton/MacIntyre couloir on the Grand Jorasses, John Porter describes his four expeditions with Alex on which they made six first ascents until their fatal attempt of a new route on the South Face of Annapurna, where Alex died, picked off the face by a single stone.
Register to join on Zoom
Attending at Plas y Brenin? Just turn up to the Lecture Theatre for a 7.30pm start (or earlier if you wish to get a drink / food from the bar)
Why not book a trip to the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut, or to one of the other national huts.
Want to join the BMC Huts Seminar earlier on Saturday 7th February? Find out more HERE
Support your huts
The BMC and Mountaineering Scotland are joining forces to raise £60,000 for urgent refurbishments to our members-only Don Whillans and Alex MacIntyre Memorial huts to keep them open for future generations.