Mountaineers

IAN PARNELL.

“IAN DID A REALLY BRILLIANT JOB, HIS PRESENTATION WAS INTERESTING, ENGAGING AND VERY WELL DELIVERED.

Ian Parnell is one of the UK’s leading mountaineers, mountain photographer and film-makers. He is also a journalist and currently the Associate Editor of Climb magazine.

Ian has led expeditions to the Himalaya, Alaska, Greenland, Patagonia and Kyrgyzstan. He has made many first ascents in the Indian Himilaya and been nominated for the prestigious international mountaineering award Le Piolet d’Or four times, the most nominations of any mountaineer in the world.

Closer to home, Ian’s fifteen day winter ascent of the Lafaille route on the Dru, a 1000m granite spire in the Alps, pushed endurance mountaineering to the extreme, while his numerous winter ascents in Scotland are

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recognised as amongst the most technical climbs ever achieved.

In 2005 Ian climbed Everest, filming Sir Ranulph Fiennes attempt to climb the mountain, reaching the top after Ranulph was forced to turn around on the final day. In 2007, Ian and Sir Ranulph teamed up again and made a successful ascent of the North face of the Eiger, Switzerland, raising 1.5 million for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Ian filmed their ascent for live broadcast on ITV evening news as well as an hour-long programme shown on ITV3.

Ian is a fascinating and inspirational speaker. His stunning images and raw footage capture the challenges faced in the mountain environment.

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