| From | United Kingdom π¬π§ |
| Ex-Resident | USA πΊπΈ |
| Gender | Male |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Alex MacIntyre | |
| Wojciech Kurtyka | |
| Groups | |
| The Alpine Club | President 2017β2019 |
Alpinist, writer and industrial safety consultant. Born in the USA and moved to Leeds in the early 1970s. He was part of a group of climbers notably Alex MacIntyre and Wojciech Kurtyka committed to Alpine-style ascents in the greater ranges such as the south face of Changabang in 1980. He survived this, going on to co-found the Kendal mountain festival with Jim Curran and Brian Hall and serving as vice president of the BMC and president of the Alpine Club. He is patron of Mountain Heritage Trust.
[1] https://rmbooks.com/collections/john-porter
[2] https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/new-patron-appointed/
[3] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197902900/Bandaka-and-Changabang
| From | United Kingdom π¬π§ |
| Ex-Resident | USA πΊπΈ |
| Gender | Male |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Alex MacIntyre | |
| Wojciech Kurtyka | |
| Groups | |
| The Alpine Club | President 2017β2019 |
Alpinist, writer and industrial safety consultant. Born in the USA and moved to Leeds in the early 1970s. He was part of a group of climbers notably Alex MacIntyre and Wojciech Kurtyka committed to Alpine-style ascents in the greater ranges such as the south face of Changabang in 1980. He survived this, going on to co-found the Kendal mountain festival with Jim Curran and Brian Hall and serving as vice president of the BMC and president of the Alpine Club. He is patron of Mountain Heritage Trust.
[1] https://rmbooks.com/collections/john-porter
[2] https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/new-patron-appointed/
[3] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197902900/Bandaka-and-Changabang