Hamish MacInnes

Also known as: The Fox of Glencoe and The Old Fox of Glencoe

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 7th July 1930
Age: 90 years old
Date of death: 22nd November 2020
Gender: Male

Scottish climber, mountaineer, explorer, equipment designer, mountain rescuer, and author. Developed the MacInnes lightweight stretcher, the first all-metal ice axe, and the Terrordactyl - an early dropped-pick ice tool.

References

[1] https://smhc.co.uk/collection/terrordactyl-ice-axe-2/

[2] https://www.climber.co.uk/people/hamish-macinnes-a-man-of-the-mountains/

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/hamish_macinnes_obituary_-_1930-2020-13228

[4] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hp3m

Contributors
14 contributions since 16th December 2025.
4 contributions since 5th May 2024.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 7th July 1930
Date of death: 22nd November 2020
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Male

Scottish climber, mountaineer, explorer, equipment designer, mountain rescuer, and author. Developed the MacInnes lightweight stretcher, the first all-metal ice axe, and the Terrordactyl - an early dropped-pick ice tool.

References

[1] https://smhc.co.uk/collection/terrordactyl-ice-axe-2/

[2] https://www.climber.co.uk/people/hamish-macinnes-a-man-of-the-mountains/

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/hamish_macinnes_obituary_-_1930-2020-13228

[4] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hp3m

Contributors
14 contributions since 16th December 2025.
4 contributions since 5th May 2024.

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