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Alan Hinkes OBE (born 26 April 1954) is an English Himalayan high-altitude mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. He is the first British mountaineer to claim all 14 Himalayan eight-thousanders (mountains above 8,000 m (26,247 ft) in height), which he did on 30 May 2005.
Apr 12, 2018 · Alan Hinkes, on the Fjällräven Polar Challenge. Although Alan’s last eight-thousander was over a decade ago, he still leads an adventurous life with not many days going by that aren’t spent on a hill, fell or mountain.
Apr 4, 2017 · Learn about Alan Hinkes, the first and only British climber to have summited all 14 of the 8,000m peaks, including Everest. He shares his insights on climbing, photography, near-death experiences and his love of nature.
Fjällräven ambassador and legendary British mountaineer Alan Hinkes OBE talks to us about the reasons why he’s spent his life chasing the world’s top peaks, how a beginner How And When Did You First Get Into Mountaineering?
Described as Britain’s most successful climber, Alan Hinkes might be approaching 70 but he has no plans to hang up his walking boots soon, as Steve Teale discovers. Main pictures by...
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In his book, 8000 metres: Climbing the World's highest mountains, Alan describes his expeditions alongside stunning photography and captures the beauty, harshness and danger of the Himalayan and...
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Dec 2, 2010 · Alan Hinkes is the first Briton to scale the world's 14 highest mountains all over 8,000 feet high. He started his challenge in 1987 by climbing Shishapangma, finishing his final peak ...
