Andy KIRKPATRICK Lecture
A SPECIAL EVENING WITH ANDY KIRKPATRICK
November 18th Wednesday. The Heatons. Heaton Moor.7.30pm
Venue: Heaton Moor Sports Club, Green Lane, Stockport, SK4 2NF Directions. Grid Ref SJ879 912, From the Glass Pyramid at M60 junction in Stockport take A5145 Didsbury Road 0.66 miles to B5169 (Moorside Road ) traffic lights, at 0.03 mls turn right at traffic lights into Green Lane.
The Heatons Sports Club is 0.25mls on the left.
Starting Time. 7.30pm. raffle and prizes. Entrance. 4 Pounds non members. 2 Pounds members.
Andy Kirkpatrick needs little introduction! His feats of modern alpinism are as outrageous as they are treacherous. Andy is a consummate survivor and his storytelling has electrified audiences across Britain. We are privileged to host an evening with Andy when he will share his crazy life and times with excellent photographs and mad adventurous tales... Do make every effort to join us for this thrilling and no doubt hilarious indoor meet. PLEASE BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS, coz it will not happen again!
Top British mountaineer, big-wall climber and winter expedition specialist, Andy has soloed the most difficult routes in the world. A leading expert on climbing gear, Andy is also a published writer and film-maker with a tremendous ability to captivate any audience with his unique brand of motivational story-telling.
Andy Kirkpatrick is one of the UKs most accomplished mountaineers.
Described by Climbing magazine as having a strange penchant for the long, the cold and the difficult, Andy specialises in climbing big-walls usually in winter. He has climbed El Capitan in Yosemite more than ten times including a 12 day solo ascent of the mighty Reticent Wall.
He has also made a 15-day winter ascent of the Lafaille Route on the Petit Dru, a 1000m pillar in the Alps considered to be one of the most difficult climbs in Europe. His other accomplishments include a first winter ascent of the east face if Mermoz in Patagonia, Argentina, two record breaking xpeditions with paraplegic adventure Karen Darke (including a 29 day crossing of the Greenland ice cap and a successful ascent of El Capitan) and most recently the first attempt at a winter ascent of Torre Egger in Patagonia. He has just returned from attempting to solo the Harlin Route on the Eiger.
Posted: 30th Oct 2009 at 11:48:05 by Ian Helliwell