AC Members Recognised in AAC(UK) Photo Competition

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Created: Monday, 11 October 2021 09:30

The Club would like to congratulate members Derek Buckle, Andrey Golovachev and Nick Hurndall Smith whose photography has been recognised in the annual Austrian Alpine Club (UK) Photo & Sketch Competition.

^{'Two Smokers' by Andrey Golovachev}

^{'Paul Winder on the NNW Ridge of the Weisshorn' by Nick Hurndall Smith}

^{'Nick King on Liskamm' by Derek Buckle}

Andrey's photograph 'Two Smokers' won the award for Best Portrait/People Image while two of his other images 'Yin and Yang' and 'Theatre of Silence' were commended in the Nature and General categories respectively.

Meanwhile, in the Best Mountain Landscape/Wild Country category, Nick's photograph of Paul Winder on the NNW Ridge of the Weisshorn claimed the top prize, while Derek's image of Nick King on Liskamm was highly commended. Nick's photographs 'Shaqsha Descent' and 'Chombu, Sikkim' were also commended in this category.

Many congratulations to all three members.

You can see a full list of the winners on the AAC(UK) website.

Neil Sawyer

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Created: Saturday, 25 September 2021 13:35

We have received the very sad news that one of our newest members, Neil Sawyer, was killed in a cycling accident near Chamonix on 23 September.

For those who knew Neil and would like to attend, his memorial service will be streamed live on 1 October via this event page. 

Richard Sykes

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Created: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 17:06

We are saddened to learn of the death on 17 September of Richard Sykes, who had been a member for 50 years.

Lady Ann Chorley

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Created: Monday, 23 August 2021 08:25

We are saddened to learn of the death on 19 August of Lady Ann Chorley. She had become a member of the Ladies’ Alpine Club in 1966.

Rick Allen

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Created: Monday, 26 July 2021 08:34

^{Rick climbing on Nanga Parbat. Photo: Sandy Allan}

The Club has been deeply saddened to learn of the death of long-standing member Rick Allen. Reports currently indicate that Rick died in an avalanche while attempting a new route on K2 with Jordi Tosas and Stephan Keck. Tosas and Keck survived the avalanche and have been safely returned to basecamp by a rescue operation. 

John Cheesmond

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Created: Monday, 14 June 2021 16:40

News has reached us of the recent death of John Cheesmond who lived in Edinburgh. He had been a member since 1973

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Gerald Franklin

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Created: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 20:03

We have recently learned of the death of our Associate member Gerald Franklin

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Peter Robson

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Created: Tuesday, 20 April 2021 15:12

We have recently learned of the death of Peter Robson who had been a member since 1971.

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Duke of Edinburgh

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Created: Saturday, 10 April 2021 12:24

Albert Chapman

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Created: Friday, 19 March 2021 10:37

News has just reached us of the death of Albert Chapman, who was also a former President of the Yorkshire Ramblers, who died on 17th March.

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Egil Frederiksen

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Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2021 09:48

We were saddened to recently learn of the death of Egil Frederiksen, a Norwegian member, last August.

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Dave Fisher

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Created: Saturday, 23 January 2021 11:59

News has just reached us of the death of Dave Fisher, a member in Canada, who died on 1 July 2020 and had been a member for nearly 70 years

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Crispin Simpson

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Created: Monday, 14 December 2020 13:27

We are saddened to learn of the death of Crispin Simpson, a member for over 50 years.

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Doug Scott

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Created: Monday, 07 December 2020 17:59

Doug Scott

It’s with great regret that we announce the death on 7th December, of our former president Doug Scott, the first Englishman to climb Everest and a major figure in the history of post-war mountaineering. He influenced the British climbing scene in a myriad of ways, through his writing and his long service with a number of organisations, and still found time to run the charity he established, Community Action Nepal. Current president Victor Saunders said: ‘Doug was easily the most charismatic person with whom I shared an expedition. He was an absolute giant. I’ll miss him as a person and feel privileged to follow in his footsteps at the Alpine Club.’

Guardian Obituary

Reinhold Messner sent this message of support to Doug Scott as Doug embarked on his staircase challenge, his final act of fund-raising for Community Action Nepal as he faced his final illness. Shared with thanks to John Porter.

Inge Cochin

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Created: Thursday, 26 November 2020 17:11

News has recently reached us of the death, in July, of Inge Cochin.

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Hamish MacInnes

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Created: Monday, 23 November 2020 17:31

We are saddened to learn of the death on 23 November of our Honorary member Hamish MacInnes.

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Geoffrey Templeman

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Created: Wednesday, 11 November 2020 12:28

News has reached us of the death of Geoff Templeman, a member since 1980 and an Assistant Editor of the Alpine Journal for many years.

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Evelio Echevarria

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Created: Saturday, 07 November 2020 07:52

News has reached us of the death of our member Evelio Echevarria. He helped out a lot with the Alpine Journal and was the author of The Andes, The Complete History of Mountaineering in High South America. He had been a member for 60 years. 

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Alan Harris

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Created: Friday, 04 September 2020 09:52

We are saddened by the news that Alan Harris passed away in his 100th year on Friday 17th July. 

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Jeremy Whitehead

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Created: Sunday, 02 August 2020 08:59

News has reached us of the death of our member, Jeremy Whitehead.

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