AC Lakes Lectures 2024/25

[Jim Fairey]

The next AC Lakes lecture is on Thursday, 26th September when Leo Dickinson joins us for what promises to be a special evening. “Voices We Have Lost” is a selection of extracts from Leo’s filmed conversations with numerous mountaineering legends. Many will know of the reputations of these mountaineers but, for those unfamiliar with them, they are some of the most memorable characters of the climbing world and, speaking personally, it will be a real treat to hear them. Full details below.

Then on Thursday 24th October, David Hamilton will be joining us to speak about his 2,113km ski-traverse of the Alps,

and on Thursday 28th November, Dave Wynn-Jones will be introducing his book on planning expeditions.

Best wishes
Anna

Anna Lawford
AC Lakes Lecture Organiser

Thursday, 26th September: Leo Dickinson – Voices We Have Lost
Leo is a renowned cameraman, director and adventurer who has made well over 60 films, winning every major mountain and adventure film award. He specialises in mountain, ballooning, skydiving and underwater films.
During his mountaineering career, Leo has filmed climbs on a number of well-known mountains and interviewed many of the world’s most famous mountaineering personalities. Tonight is a rare opportunity to see some of these filmed conversations featuring such luminaries as: Anderl Heckmaier & Heinrich Harrer, who made the first ascent of the Eiger North Face in 1938; Ken Wilson on great hoaxes (Gogarth & Cerro Torre); Kurt Diemburger on Toni Egger; Cesare Maestri on Cerro Torre; Martin Boysen/Pete Crew/Don Whillans on bolting ethics on Cerro Torre; Greg Child’s eloquent stories; Edmund Hillary; Alison Hargreaves after she soloed Everest without Oxygen; Doug Scott on Whillans; Hannes Stahli a Swiss guide who went with Leo to Death Bivouac by helicopter to film Eric Jones making his solo ascent of the Eiger North Face; Peter Habeler, who with Reinhold Messner made the first ascent of Everest without additional oxygen; and Liz Hawley who kept the records of who did what or sometimes didn’t – in Nepal.

Venue: The Greta Suite of the Skiddaw Hotel, Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5BL

Doors Open: 7pm. Lectures Start: 7.30pm.

The lectures are free to AC Members. Non-members are welcome to attend for a suggested donation of £3-£5 to the Montane Alpine Club Climbing Fund.

Thursday, 24th October: TransAlp Ski – David Hamilton
This is an account of a multi-year ski tour following the entire arc of the European Alps from Menton on the French Mediterranean coast to Vienna. The route through France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria follows the crest of Europe’s highest mountain chain, passing through regions popular in summer but deserted in winter. It was a journey of 102 stages completed over 129 days covering 2,113km with 115,058m ascent.

Thursday, 28th November: Dave Wynne-Jones – An Approach to Expeditions
Dave will talk about expedition organisation and relate some tales of how these principles were applied (or not) in his own expedition career. He will also address the difficulties of managing expeditions in the midst of a climate crisis.

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