{"product_id":"call-out-hamish-macinnes-9781911342212","title":"Call-Out: A Climber's Tales of Mountain Rescue in Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall-out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive collection of tales about early mountain rescue in the \u003cstrong\u003eHighlands of Scotland\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eHamish MacInnes\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEverest\u003c\/strong\u003e pioneer and arguably the most famous Scottish mountaineer of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the late 1960s, MacInnes led the \u003cstrong\u003eGlencoe Mountain Rescue team\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eCuillins\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Isle of Skye, and led groundbreaking rescues on \u003cstrong\u003eBuichaille Etive Mor\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBen Nevis\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBidean nam Bian\u003c\/strong\u003e and many other legendary Scottish mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the stories in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall-out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall-out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e offers an inspiring portrayal of responsible and dedicated mountaineering practice, which is as pertinent today as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hamish MacInnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911342215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911342212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertebrate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.37d","brand":"Hamish MacInnes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050250596607,"sku":"9781911342212","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73a819e0-43d3-4b77-b818-2261e7af1c1b.jpg?v=1685006124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/call-out-hamish-macinnes-9781911342212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}