John Angelo Jackson

Leader of or Advisor to:

The Derbyshire Himalayan Expedition to Kulu - 1961

The BIAFO GYANG Scientific Expedition to Karakoram Himalaya - 1961

Cambridge East Greenland Expedition - 1963

University College of North Wales - Staunings Alps Greenland - 1967

Expedition 67 - to Cilo Dag Mountains S.E. Turkey - 1967

Durham University Polar Greenland Expedition - 1979

Joint Services Expedition to Himachal Pradesh - 1978

Durham University - to Kulu Himalaya -1980

Oundle School Expedition to Ladakh - 1980

South Wales Karakorum Expedition - 1985

1976. Expedition ’76 to Himachal – Joint Expedition 9 months, Overland drive to India and Nepal/and return with 7 months trekking , climbing, skiing in Nepal, Lahoul, Kashmir, Ladakh

1981 Leader of the Gorphwysfa Expedition to S.E. Garhwal – Nanda Devi/Trisul area. Expedition made ascent of Bethartoli Himal South .

1987 Leader of Canadian Kashmir Himalaya Expedition. Climbed Kolahoi and researched Mini-Ice-Age in the area.

Director of Courses on Mountaineering and/or Skiing (Alpine and ski touring) in Britain, Norway, Austria France and Italy In the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus for the British Forces

1990 Ascent of Mount Kilimanjero, East Africa and ascent of Point Lenana on Mount Kenya.

2000 Organiser – Markha Valley Trek/Ascent of Stok Kangri 20,100 ft, Ladakh.

Leader of treks throughout the Himalaya, Peruvian Andes and of journeys in Ecuador, Bolivia, South India, Burma, Thailand, Morocco, Jordan, Ethiopia and Madasgascar

Skiing in Europe, Greenland, Canada, California, Cyprus and the Himalaya

History:

1934 Climbing and Mountaineering at the age of 10.

1945 Chief Instructor at the R.A.F. Mountain Training Centre Kashmir Himalaya

1952 member of the British N.W. Garhwal Expedition

1953 Reserve Member of the Successful Mount Everest Expedition – Nepal

1954 Daily Mail "Snowman" Expedition - Mountaineering Leader of Expedition

1954 Everest To Kangchenjunga – First Traverse

1958 Chief Instructor of Plas-y-Brenin

1960 to 1975 Director of Plas-y-Brenin

1960 was a Senior member of Sir John Hunt's expedition to North East Greenland, Staunings Alps. A mixed group of mountaineers and scientists but also (and a credit to the expedition) were 18 Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award winners.


1960 Member of North-East Greenland Expedition

1963 Trans-Pindus Expedition, Greece, of which a rather sour in retrospect, John Disley was a member.

Founder of the Mountain Leadership Training Board - MLTB


Brought about the Mountain Leadership Certificate - MLC and the Mountain Instructors Certificate

Pushed for and obtained funds tp build the first training pool at PYB

Ran first Instructors courses - at PYB - 1968

Proposed, acquired the money for and built the First Dry Ski slope in Wales - at PYB

Built the First Cross Country Ski track in Wales - at PYB, the British Biathlon team were some of the first to train & use the track.

Installed the first of two snow making machines, the first in Wales - at PYB

Ran the first Welsh Ski Championships - Ysbyty Ifan, North Wales

Built first bar at Plas-y-Brenin - much neded fund raiser - the BMC drank there regularily and still do.

First Principal/Director of Plas-y-Deri (which would become Plas Menai) from its inception, now yet another outdoor education centre with a world class reputation.

Society's and Clubs :

R.A.F 31 Squadron. Two tours of duty, flying relief missions in Burma to British troops (the 14th Army) stranded behing Japanese lines. JAJ was always honoured to be a part of 31 Squadron and its history.




Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - Honorary Life Member

Honorary Life Member – The Himalayan Club

The Fell and Rock Club of the English Lake District -
Honorary Life Member

Mountaineering Club of North Wales - President & Honorary Life Member

Chester Mountaineering Club - President & Honorary Life Member

Mynydd Climbing Club - President & Honorary Life Member

The Alpine Club - Member

National Ski Federation of Great Britain (NSFGB) - Heavily involved and also a Senior Coach

Gorphysfa Climbing Club - Advisor - Leader - Member

North Wales Ski Club - NWSC - President and Member

Ski Club of Wales - SCOW - President.


South Wales Ski Club

The
Dragon Ski Club - Founder member and President. The Dragon Ski Club (racing only) was formed to provide youngsters in North Wales, both a club with which they can legally race form, but also training facilities.

East Middlads Ski Association - member and Ski Instructor

Alpbach Visitors Ski Club (AVSC) - Heavily involved member. The AVSC was the European race training club of choice for the Dragon Ski Club.

Dolomiti Superski - started by JAJ whilst at Plas Y Deri (Plas Menai). Taking parties to the Italian Dolomites for Ski mountaineering courses.

British Canoe Union (BCU) - Member and keen canoeist

Publications, Articles and News cuttings:

"SONAMARG - Climbing & Trekking Guide" Published by the Himalayan Club in 1944/45 and revised by JAJ in 1976"

"More than Mountains (first published in 1955 by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd)

Safety on Mountains" - by 1972 was in its 8th editions - written for the CCPR - later published by the BMC - JAJ was still editing with John Barry and Tim Jepson into the 1980s

CCPR 8th Edition 1972

Revised Edition 1975 for BMC


1988 Edition

Adventure Travels in the Himalaya (First published in 2005 by Indus Publishing, New Delhi, ISBN 8173871752, www.indusbooks.com)

Climber & Rambler - numerous

The Great Outdoors - TGO - numerous

The Alpine Club Journal - numerous - to be listed

1988 The Himalayan Journal - numerous - example (Issue 41).

Comments are welcome at: (comment@cabernet.demon.co.uk)

Obituaries, Stories and Quotations :


The Guardian - Jim Perrin

The Times

The Daily Telegraph

The Independant

The North Wales Daily Post

The Gorphwysfa Club

The Chester Mountaineering Club

"Kangchenjunga Climbed"

The 50th Anniversary of the First Ascent - celebrations by the Royal Geographical Society.


h



Visitors to date

Counters