Challenge 8000 man Alan Hinkes is going to be criss crossing the country in a series of lectures starting next month. Dates and details.
With 12 of the world's 14 8,000-metre plus peaks under his belt,
Yorkshireman Alan Hinkes is a tantalising, erm, two summits away from
being the first Briton to climb all of the biggies.
If you've followed Alan's progress on this site and elsewhere,
you'll know that it's not all been plain sailing and he's had a few
close shaves along the way, including the infamous chapati incident -
see links below.
He's also taken a lot of photographs and video footage along the
way too and from next month he'll be criss-crossing the country on a
lecture tour that will focus both on Challenge 8000 and more
generally on his life and climbing. If you've encountered Alan,
you'll be familiar with his dry, uncompromising Yorkshire humour, so
you can expect an entertaining evening.
One of the climbs highlighted will be his recent ascent of
Annapurna which he climbed in record time, summiting less than a week
after arriving at base camp, despite conditions that led to top
American mountaineer Ed Viesturs backing off. He was the first Brit
to climb the notoriously hazardous mountain - the fatality rate is
apparently almost 60 per-cent - for 30 years.
The last were Dougal Haston and Don Whillans who made the first
ascent fof the mountain via the south face with the Chris Bonington
expedition of 1970.
Should be good. Check out the Berghaus
web site for more details or call Alan's ticket line on 0191 516
5701. Alternatively you can e-mail.
5 Nov 2002 Manchester University
6 Nov 2002 Bangor, University of Wales
7 Nov 2002 Stoke Moat House Hotel
8 Nov 2002 Swansea, Taliesin Theatre
9 Nov 2002 Brecon
10 Nov 2002 Gloucester, Ramada Hotel
11 Nov 2002 University of Reading
12 Nov 2002 Southampton University
13 Nov 2002 Plymouth University
14 Nov 2002 University of Exeter
15-17 Nov 2002 Kendal Film Festival
18 Nov 2002 Maidstone, Hilton Hotel
19 Nov 2002 Norwich, University of East Anglia
20 Nov 2002 Ipswich, Swallow Belstead Brook Hotel
21 Nov 2002 London
22 Nov 2002 Milton Keynes, National Hockey Stadium
23 Nov 2002 Worcester
24 Nov 2002 University of Birmingham
25 Nov 2002 Nottingham
26 Nov 2002 Peterborough Marriott Hotel
30 Nov 2002 Hull University
1 Dec 2002 Newcastle University
2 Dec 2002 Leeds Trinity and All Saints University
3 Dec 2002 Edinburgh University
4 Dec 2002 Glasgow Outdoor Experience
5 Dec 2002 Aberdeen, Jarvis City Hotel
6 Dec 2002 Liverpool John Moores University
7 Dec 2002 Cardiff
9 Dec 2002 Preston, Garstang Country Hotel
10 Dec 2002 Cockermouth Arts Centre
