Call-out: A climber's tales of mountain rescue Scotland

In the late 1960s, MacInnes led the and together they developed innovative techniques and equipment in order to save lives – often risking their own in the process – whether night or day, and always at a moment’s notice. He was a central figure in the rescue during the 1963 New Year tragedy in the on the Isle of Skye, and led groundbreaking rescues on , and many other legendary Scottish mountains. At the heart of the stories in are the unique characters in the team and wider Glencoe community who demonstrate faultless camaraderie, and – by virtue of MacInnes’s engaging storytelling – inject an almost comical slant into these sometimes-grim accounts of misadventure in the mountains. The dark allure of the frozen Scottish peaks provides a foreboding backdrop against which we learn of Hamish MacInnes’s concern for human life under even the most extreme conditions. offers an inspiring portrayal of responsible and dedicated mountaineering practice, which is as pertinent today as ever.