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Eric Duncan Grant Langmuir | |
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| Born | 3 May 1931
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| Died | 18 September 2005 (aged 74) Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | mountaineer, educationist |
| Known for | Principal of Glenmore Lodge National Outdoor Training Centre, Aviemore
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| Notable work | Author of Mountaincraft and Leadership |
| Awards | MBE (1986), FRSE (1978) |
Eric Duncan Grant Langmuir MBE FRSE (3 May 1931 - 18 September 2005) was an Scottish mountaineer and educationalist.
Education edit
Langmuir attended the independent school Fettes College in Edinburgh (1943-1950) and, after national service, Peterhouse, Cambridge where he read natural sciences (Geology, Zoology and Physiology, from 1952-1955).[1] Whilst at Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University mountaineering club (CUMC) and later becoming its President (1954-55).[2]
Mountaineering edit
In 1954 he established the first modern rock climbs on the Etive Slabs when he went with Mike O'Hara and others “to investigate a report that Eric's father had given of some rocks on Beinn Trilleachan that he had spotted when fishing on the loch and which might be of interest”, they made the first ascent of Sickle and of Spartan Slab (the latter has become to be regarded as a 3 star classic climb).[1]
Career edit
After graduation he worked for a time as an exploration geologist in Canada (1956-58).[1] Soon after his return to the UK he was appointed as Principal of the Whitehall Centre for Open Country Pursuits[3] [4] [5] (1959-63)[1], near Buxton which was established in 1951 by Sir Jack Longland in his role as Director of Education for Derbyshire. The centre employed a number of Britains leading climbers as instructors and Joe Brown was appointed by Langmuir as the Chief Instructor.[6]
Outdoor Training edit
During his time at at White Lodge he was one of the original members of the Mountain Leadership working party under Longland (1962-64). By late 1964 the training programme for the Mountain Leadership Certificate was fully operational[7] and Langmuir became a leading member of the Scottish Mountain Leader Training Board from its formation in 1964.[8]
Langmuir was asked to initiate and edit a new handbook for all those taking part in the board's schemes.[8]
Langmuir wrote the influential book Mountaincraft and Leadership which was first published in 1969 and remained in print until his death.[9] Later editions of the book were jointly published by the Scottish Sports Council (later to become SportScotland) and the Mountain Leader Training Board[10][11], more than 150,000 copies of those first three editions were sold.[2]. In 2013, after his death a fourth, revised, edition was published.[12] The book has "become established as one of the authoritative texts in the field of UK mountaineering and hillwalking, both for the recreational participant and those leading others in the hills".[13]
That book also sets out a refined version of Naismith's rule
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Mallinson, John; O’Hara, M.J (2006). "In Memoriam: Eric Duncan Langmuir" (PDF). Scottish Mountaineeering Club Journal. #39 (197): 421–430 . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Douglas, Ed (27 September 2005). "Obituary: Eric Langmuir". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "History of White Hall". Derbyshire Council. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "White Hall: Our Story".
- ^ McDonald, Pete (2018). The Story of White Hall Centre: Outdoor Education across the Decades. Bookpoint. ISBN 978-0473425272.
- ^ Brown, Joe (1967). The Hard Years. Gollancz. p. 151.
- ^ Milburn, Geoff; Walker, Derek; Wilson, Ken, eds. (1997). The First Fifty Years of the British Mountaineering Council. British Mountaineering Council. p. 37. ISBN 9780903908078.
- ^ a b "Eric Langmuir Former principal of Glenmore Lodge outdoor centre". The Herald. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Langmuir, Eric (1969). Mountain leadership: The official handbook of the Mountain Leadership Training Boards of Great Britain. Scottish Council of Physical Recreation. p. 88. ISBN 9780950081328.
- ^ Langmuir, Eric (1984). Mountaincraft and leadership ; a handbook for mountaineers and hillwalking leaders in the British Isles (2nd ed.). Scottish Sports Council. p. 362. ISBN 9780903908757. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Langmuir, Eric (1995). Mountaincraft and leadership ; a handbook for mountaineers and hillwalking leaders in the British Isles (3rd ed.). Edinburgh Scotland: Britain & Scottish Sports Council. p. 362. ISBN 9781850602958. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Langmuir, Eric (2013). Mountaincraft and Leadership; A Handbook for Mountaineers and Hillwalking Leaders in the British Isles (4th ed.). Mountain Training Boards of England and Scotland. p. 453. ISBN 9780956886903. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Mountaincraft and Leadership: A Handbook for Mountaineers and Hillwalking Leaders in the British Isles. Eric Langmuir". Google Books. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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