There have been some wonderful appreciations put together of Roger from Ed Douglas, Steve Goodwin, Dave Morris, Bob Pettigrew, Ian Peters and now Derek Walker. "Our thoughts are with Roger's friends and family - in particular his wife, Julie-Ann.". Pakistan, Nepal and China have exclusive / shared access to more. [3][4], Payne was president of the British Mountain Guides Association and, after his death, was given honorary membership of the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA)[5], Payne was killed aged 55 with eight other climbers by an avalanche whilst traversing Mont Maudit, on the Mont Blanc massif, near Chamonix in the French Alps on 12 July 2012. Alan Hinkes, a fellow climber who had known Mr Payne for 35 years, said he had "put more into mountaineering than he had taken out". The last major avalanche in the Alps was in 2008, when eight Swiss, German and Austrian climbers perished. He was formerly general secretary of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC). Video, Secret erotic drawings worth £2m kept under bed, 'Today's the day our fathers bless us to be men' Video, 'Today's the day our fathers bless us to be men', Four Covid rules broken by the White House. Are wildfires the end of the Californian dream? Notable mountaineer Roger Payne passed away yesterday.


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In January 2011, while responding to questions on a fatal mountaineering accident in Sikkim leading to calls to reclassify the concerned peak to indicate risk, Payne e-mailed me something utterly relevant but eventually poignant.

A memorial service for Roger Payne, the climber and mountain guide who was tragically killed on Mont Maudit recently, took place at Askew Road Church, London on Saturday 28th July 2012.Doug Scott gave the appreciation of Roger at the service. Alan's report.... is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what happened in the UIAA and how to avoid such problems in the future.... to fulfil its potential as an International Federation for climbers and mountaineers. Show your support UKC Supporter badge on your profile and forum posts. “He was a rare combination of a top-notch climber and a good organiser. It is as if he is still there, always so positive and passionate, ready to help and advise, or agreeing to meet up for a drink or a climb, as if he's only just gone away for the weekend. In the middle of a freezing night in September 2004, Roger Payne was perched on a ledge high on Mont Blanc, making tea. The alarm was sounded at 05:25 local time (04:25 BST) by an injured climber on the route, which is popular with tourists trekking towards nearby Mont Blanc. You may be surprised to know that here in the Alps, each winter around 100 people are killed in avalanches while skiing or climbing. From 1995 he was its general secretary. Payne grew up in Hammersmith, London, and took an education degree in 1983[1] at Sunderland Polytechnic where he was president of the mountaineering club. Then there was the establishing of 'model instructor training standards', raising awareness of the dangerous effects of global warming on Himalayan communities, pushing for cross border Mountain Peace Parks, putting in place community projects to lift the rural poor of the Karakoram.
Everything was perfectly arranged and the climb just within my lowly range which Roger seemed to enjoy as much as I did. "It does not put you off, and people wonder why it doesn't ... it is a bit like if you see a road traffic accident, you do not give up driving.

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They are believed to have reached 4,000m (13,120ft) when the avalanche struck. As BMC rep to the UIAA I was confronted with huge governance issues last year for which I was totally unprepared having had very little to do with climbing administration and politics other than the rather gentlemanly Alpine Club Presidency. Please help UKClimbing continue to provide varied and free content by becoming an official UKC Supporter.


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