The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture takes place on, or close to, 29th May each year at the Royal Geographical Society in London. This is the major fund-raising event for and organised by the Himalayan Trust UK.
2010 Jan Morris
2011 Stephen Venables
Mike Gill gave a brilliant talk at the Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture and here is more good news which we hope you will want to support.
‘Dear Friends of the Himalayan Trust,
Our book, Himalayan Hospitals, Sir Edmund Hillary’s Everest Legacy, covering fifty years of Ed’s aid work, is to be launched in Nelson on 17 September. We have set up a webpage with a description of the book, photos, and a blog with news of current interest.
The web address is www.himalayanhospitals.com
Best wishes from all book contributors and from editor/author Mike Gill’
2012 Alan Hinckes details soon
Welcome to the Himalayan Trust UK
The Himalayan Trust UK
(registered Charity No. 1000153)
proudly presents the Second
SIR EDMUND HILLARY MEMORIAL LECTURE
at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
Tuesday 29th May 2010 at 7pm
(Exhibition Road entrance, doors open 6pm, cash bar and snacks)
Alan Hinkes OBE
The first Briton to climb all the world’s fourteen 8000m
Mountains. His ascent of Kangchenjunga in 2005 came
50 years after the first ascent by George Band and Joe Brown.
Introduced by: Rebecca Stephens MBE
donations to Hon. Treasurer, 54 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford,
Eastleigh, SO53 2GN or by credit card www.himalayantrust.co.uk
The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture May 2010
At the Royal Geographical Society Jan Morris gave a wonderfully entertaining and vivid description of her experience as The Times Special Correspondent with the successful 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. Her vivid story, without slides or PowerPoint, captivated an almost full house. Ticket sales and very generous auction bidding together provide welcome income from our major fundraising event of the year.
We have published Jan's An Outsider on Everest - £3 minimum donation + post, or by email pdf.
The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture May 2011
On 9th June 2011, our main speaker was Stephen Venables who, in 1988, became the first Brit to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. His illustrated talk will be 'Shipton Country' in the steps of Eric Shipton, the 20th Century's greatest mountain explorer. Our special guest Dr Mike Gill will talk about the early days of the Himalayan Trust, the 'Silver Hut Expedition' and the first ascent of Ama Dablam in 1961.
The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture 2012
Alan Hinkes OBE, will be giving the lecture this year.
The first Briton to climb all the world’s fourteen 8000m
Mountains. His ascent of Kangchenjunga in 2005 came
50 years after the first ascent by George Band and Joe Brown.
Also a tribute to George Band together with a focus on our Teacher training programme in the Taplejung area of Kanchenjunga.
| Jan Morris |