Hamish MacInnes | |
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| Born | 7 July 1930 Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, Scotland |
| Died | 22 November 2020 (aged 90) Glen Coe, Scotland |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Known for | Invention of all metal ice-axe and MacInnes stretcher, a light-weight foldable alloy stretcher |
Hamish MacInnes OBE BEM FRSGS (born McInnes; 7 July 1930 – 22 November 2020) was a Scottish mountaineer, explorer, mountain search and rescuer, and author. He has been described as the "father of modern mountain rescue in Scotland".[1] He is credited with inventing the first all-metal ice-axe and an eponymous lightweight foldable alloy stretcher called MacInnes stretcher, widely used in mountain and helicopter rescue. He was a mountain safety advisor to a number of major films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Eiger Sanction and The Mission. His 1972 International Mountain Rescue Handbook is considered a manual in the mountain search and rescue discipline.
- ^ "'Fox of Glencoe' awarded honour". BBC News. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.