Hamish MacInnes
Hamish MacInnes OBE FRSGS was a Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, and author. He is credited with inventing the first all-metal ice-axe and an eponymous lightweight foldable alloy stretcher. His 1972 International Mountain Rescue Handbook is considered a manual in the mountainSearch and rescue discipline. He resigned his position as leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team in...