Alan Hinkes: climbing the world's 8000m peaks

As the first and only Briton to climb all 14 peaks over 8000 metres, Alan Hinkes OBE is an expert in Himalayan and Karakoram mountaineering and successfully summited mountains including K2, Kanchenjunga and Annapurna. In this episode of highlights from our December Cicerone Live event, we explore Alan's lifetime of mountaineering from Roseberry Topping to Everest and back again, and discuss the delights, realities and risks of high-altitude mountaineering on the deadliest mountains in the world. Find out more about Alan's mountaineering journey and his stunning photography in his book, '8000 metres: Climbing the World's highest mountains': https://www.cicerone.co.uk/8000-metres Search for @CiceronePress on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and join our Facebook community group, Cicerone Connect. Please send any feedback or questions to Amy and Hannah by emailing [email protected]. We hope you enjoy exploring the world with Cicerone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.