More autumnal live lecture show dates, this time from 8000-metre peak topping Brit' Alan Hinkes, plus we caught up with the man for an update on his latest plans.
Alan Hinkes, the first Briton to climb all 14 of the world's
8,000-metre peaks is on tour with his live
Tales From The Top
show and we have the dates for you.
It should be unmissable for anyone with an interest in mountains
and mountaineering and a combination of Alan's blunt Yorkshire
talking, video and slides always make for an entertaining and
inspirational evening.
In the show, the Berghaus-sponsored climber talks about his
outstanding achievement and takes a look back over his mountaineering
career which has been dominated by his Challenge 8000 project which
took 18 years to complete.
Extreme high altitude mountaineering with its combination of lack
of oxygen, potentially deadly weather and objective dangers like
avalanche take a massive amount of determination, skill and fitness
and Alan talks about both the highs and the lows.
What's Next?
Purely by coincidence we bumped into the man himself at a trade
show yesterday and pumped him for the latest information.
He told us that Challenge 8000 had fulfilled him in mountaineering
terms and that anything else he accomplishes now is a 'bonus'.
Meanwhile he's sorting out a deal for a photographic-based book
chronicling his climbing career, living the celebrity high life - we think he was joking there - and, of course lecturing.
What's next? All Alan would say is that he has a lot of irons in
the fire, so watch this space....
Dates and Venues
Ambleside - 26th October
St Martin's College
Gaynor Sports 01539 434204
www.octoberoutdoorfest.com
Exeter - 2nd November
Exeter University
Taunton Leisure - Exeter 01392 410534, Taunton 01823 332987, Bristol
0117 9637640
www.tauntonleisure.com
Hartlepool - 6th November
Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre
Box Office 01429 890000
www.destinationhartlepool.com
Leeds - 24th November
Leeds Metropolitan University
Chevin Trek 01943 851166
www.chevintrek.co.uk
Hull - 1st December
Hull University
Britannia Appleyards 01482 330789
Dublin - 6th December
53 Degrees North
53 Degrees North 00353 (0)2149352
Cork - 7th December
University College Cork
Mahers Outdoor Shop
00353 (0)214279233
More information about Alan at
www.berghaus.com
