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He understood the value of marketing and would devote a good part of his time single-handedly lecturing to colleges, universities, Local Education Authorities, schools, Mountaineering – Climbing – Walking and ski clubs (anyone who wanted to use the outdoors) to encourage people to use the Centre; his
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1976 "The Himachal Expedition": with his wife Eileen, he made a nine-month overland journey from Anglesey, Wales to Nepal and back, some 18,000 miles, in a specially strengthened camper van. En route, they gathered a wealth of photographic narrative, used in educational lecture tours in later
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He was an avid and skilful photographer, something that lasted throughout his life, much of this work was used on lecture tours around the world, books that he wrote, pictures and detailed information for books that other people requested for their publications, magazine articles, the BBC etc.
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It is important to relate that he did not do this for money – he received no payment for these services as he considered it his "hobby" – he did this work for the love of travel, for the people who wanted to experience the mountains he held in such high regard.
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of the 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) mountain, the third-highest in the world. He reached and set up camp five (out of six) with Tom Mackinon. The entire group would have summited except for the encroaching monsoon which prevented
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Water Sports Centre near Caernarfon for the "Sports Council of Wales". Again he vigorously took to the lecture circuit indirectly marketing the centre. During this time he developed many new idea above and beyond his
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It was always a high point when staff took up prominent positions or created their own projects that became successful. For example, Don Roscoe and Barbara Sparks went on to run the Outdoor Education Department at
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Within the public engagement framework rules laid down by the CCPR that effectively prevented him from actually sitting on committees of external bodies, he extensively guided major governing bodies, i.e. the
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with oxygen tanks. Jackson was a full member of the post monsoon expedition, however as the first expedition summited the post monsoon expedition was cancelled. Further related information can be found in the
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Two snow-making projects, the first being at Rhyddolion above Betws-y-Coed North Wales using an underpowered compressor, the second being at Bryn Engan, Plas y Brenin with a more powerful compressor.
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1987 Leader of Canadian, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Outdoor Adventure Leadership Programme, Physical Education Study Tour "Kashmir Himalaya Expedition 1987". Climbed
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and researched Mini-Ice-Age in the area as well as study of alpine flora and climate of the region by Professors Courtin and Beckett, Biology Department Laurentian University.
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First dry ski slope in North Wales built mainly by staff but in the main by Richard McHardy, it was a great success and would attract people from all over Wales and England.
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and the Mountain Leadership Training Board, to become involved with all aspects of "Outdoor Pursuits", not solely the climbing aspects.
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Photograph of John Angelo Jackson in the early 1960s in the grounds of Plas-y-Brenin, during his tenure as Director of the facility.
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Built the first all-weather training pool for teaching canoeing and life-saving skills and still very much in action to this day.
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Gold Award winners - who were a credit to the expedition. Jackson was a big proponent of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
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30th Anniversary of Plas y Brenin. G.I. Milton, Justin Evans, Sir Jack Longland, Dave Alcock, John A Jackson and John Barry
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approach proved an enormous success and was pivotal in establishing Plas y Brenin as a world leader in outdoor education.
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The first cross-country dry ski track in Wales and possibly the UK, later tested and used by the British Biathlon Team.
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1981 Leader of the Gorphwysfa Expedition to S.E. Garhwal – Nanda Devi/Trisul area, made ascent of
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After the war he became a schoolmaster. He taught geography and science in Nelson and
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who were stranded behind Japanese lines, for which he was mentioned in despatches.
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for the CCPR in the very early 1970s, which reached its 8th reprint by 1972 (18p).
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Kashmir published by the Himalayan Club in 1944/45 and revised by JAJ in 1976
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life and indeed still used today as reference material by many periodicals.
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During his tenure at Plas y Brenin, to highlight just a few achievements:
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He ran (with the aid of his wife, Eileen Jackson) countless treks to the
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Took the first early ski and ski mountaineering groups to the Italian
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1944 Chief Instructor at the R.A.F. Mountain Training Centre, Kashmir
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Safety on Mountains: An Approach to Mountain Adventure for Beginners
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during the making of a series of documentaries for Welsh television
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and he wrote extensively for many magazines and journals, including
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With the assistance of a grant made by the then Sports Minister
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and now are now mainstay activities at both outdoor centres.
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Instigator of the Mountain Leader Training Board along with
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1963 Member of Trans-Pindus Expedition, Greece – Leader
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In June 2005, he was interviewed for the last time, by
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who had resigned after only a short period in the post.
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1953 First reserve on the first ascent of Chomolungma (
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Index

John A. Jackson

Nelson, Lancashire
World War II
R.A.F.
No. 31 Squadron RAF
Burma
14th Army
Redcar


Yorkshire Moors
Lake District
Scotland
Sonamarg
Kashmir
Himalaya
Garhwal
John Kempe
Nilkanta
Mount Everest
North Wales
Pen-y-Gwryd
Daily Mail
Yeti
Everest
Kangchenjunga

Pen-y-Gwryd
1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition

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