Andy Fanshawe
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Andy Fanshawe (1963 in Cheshire – Lochnagar 1992) was a British mountaineer.
Biography
He started climbing as a student at Wilmslow County Grammar School for Boys. Whilst studying geology at Imperial College London, he led his first expedition to the Ecuadorian Andes where he made first British ascents within the El Altar massif as well as assisting David Kirke of the Dangerous Sports Club glide from the summit of Chimborazo.{{cite web |url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/7272000.PDF |title=Imperial College El Altar expedition report |access-date=2009-03-29 }}
In 1986, he was made a National Officer of the British Mountaineering Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=1666 |title=BMC Profile (Google Cache) |access-date=2009-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813101351/http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=1666 |archive-date=August 13, 2007 }} Shortly after his appointment, he led a bold traverse of Chogolisa and Bride Peak in the Karakoram which was later documented in his book Coming Through. The book also gave an account of his ascent of Menlungtse with Chris Bonington and Alan Hinkes in 1988. Other climbing achievements included winter ascents of the Croz Spur on the Grandes Jorasses and the Eiger North Face.
On 14 March 1992, he fell while climbing Eagle Ridge in Lochnagar, the Cairngorms, claiming his life.[http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/mountaineering/static/media/pdf/AJ1993AndyFanshawe.pdf "Imperial College Mountaineering Club"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927051001/http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/mountaineering/static/media/pdf/AJ1993AndyFanshawe.pdf |date=September 27, 2011 }}, In Memoriam 1993. At his funeral, Chris Bonington gave the eulogy.{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1358816,00.html |title=Observer article |access-date=2009-03-29 | location=London | work=The Guardian}}
His book Himalaya Alpine-style, co-authored with Stephen Venables, was published after his death in 1995.
The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
His widow Caroline and a group of friends established The Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust after his death which provides grants to allow disadvantaged young people to experience the outdoors.{{cite web |url=http://www.andyfanshawe.org/about_andy_fanshawe.php |title=Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust profile |access-date=2009-03-29 }} The Trust also acts as a memorial to Jane Thomas, who died in the Cairngorms in 1994.
Notable ascents
- 1988 Menlungtse West (7023 m) FA via West Ridge. Summit attained with Alan Hinkes (UK), with Chris Bonington (UK), David Breashears and Steve Shea (both USA) in support.{{cite journal | last = Bonington | first = Chris | title = Menlungtse Western Summit | journal = American Alpine Journal | volume = 31 | issue = 63 | pages = 284–286 | publisher = American Alpine Club| location = New York, NY USA | year = 1989 | isbn = 0-930410-39-4 }}
References
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Further reading
- Fanshawe, Andy, Coming Through: Expeditions to Chogolisa and Meniungtse, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1990, ({{ISBN|0-340-52079-5}})
- Venables, Stephen and Fanshawe, Andy, Himalaya Alpine Style: The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks, Baton Wicks, 1999, ({{ISBN|1-898573-39-5}})
External links
- [http://www.andyfanshawe.org/ Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust]
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Category:English mountain climbers
Category:Alumni of Imperial College London
Category:Mountaineering deaths