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From United Kingdom πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
Ex-Resident USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Gender Male
Notable Partnerships
Alex MacIntyre
Wojciech Kurtyka
Groups
The Alpine Club President 2017–2019

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.

References

[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

Contributors
15 contributions since 20th October 2026.
3 contributions since 27th September 2023.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
Ex-Resident USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Gender Male
Notable Partnerships
Alex MacIntyre
Wojciech Kurtyka
Groups
The Alpine Club President 2017–2019

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.

References

[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

Contributors
15 contributions since 20th October 2026.
3 contributions since 27th September 2023.

Bibliography

Porter, John. Path of Shadows. Little Peak Press, 2022.
John, Porter,, and Stephen Venables. One Day As a Tiger: Alex MacIntyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism. Vertebrate Graphics Limited, 2014.

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