Mo Anthoine

It was on an Outward Bound course as part of his management training that he had his first climbing experience, and soon afterward he left the carpet industry to take a job at the Ogwen Cottage Outdoor Pursuits Centre in Snowdonia.

[1] On his return to Britain he had a spell training and working as a teacher in England, before settling in North Wales in 1968 and starting a business, "Snowdon Mouldings", manufacturing climbing helmets.

[2] Climbing the 600-metre north face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo, the pair were caught by a snowstorm on the overhanging wall and forced to spend a night on a small ledge with wet clothes in freezing conditions.

[6] The incident attracted considerable media attention, but Anthoine, a modest man, was content to remain in the background and take little credit.

[2] He was sometimes criticized for over-caution, but simply responded that "no mountain is worth a mate", and in over twenty years of expeditions, no members of his teams were ever killed.