Ian McNaught-Davis
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McNaught-Davis at 2009 Climbers' Club Welsh Dinner[1]
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| Born | 30 August 1929 Wakefield |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Other names | Mac[2] |
| Known for | Mountaineering, climbing, BBC Computer Literacy Project |
Ian McNaught-Davis (30 August 1929 – 10 February 2014)[3][4] was a British television presenter mainly known for presenting the BBC TV series The Computer Programme,[5] Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in the 1980s.[6] He was also a well-known mountaineer and alpinist. He was managing director of the British subsidiary of Comshare Inc.
McNaught-Davis was president of the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) between the years of 1995[7][8][9] and 2004[10] and a keen hill walker and hiker. In the 1960s he was a climbing partner of Joe Brown both in the UK and in the greater ranges. He took part with Brown in the televised climb of the Old Man of Hoy. He also took part in a climb of the Eiffel Tower, which was televised on the ABC network's Wide World of Sports.[citation needed] Davis was also one of the first to climb the "unclimbable" Muztagh Tower in 1956. He was honorary librarian of the Climbers' Club in 1961.[11] As of 2012[update] he was a patron of the British Mountaineering Council.[12] In 2008 he was one speaker (along with Dave Allen and George Auckland) at an event entitled The BBC Micro and its legacy hosted by the Computer Conservation Society.[13]
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- The Alpine Journal, Vol. 66, No. 303, 1961. pp. 250–260, 1960 Greenland Expedition, John A Jackson, A. Blackshaw and I. McNaught-Davis.
- Staunings Alps Expedition Guide, Gaston's Alpine Books - West Col Productions, 1972.
External links
- Ian McNaught-Davis at the Internet Movie Database
- 1980s BBC photo of McNaught-Davis presenting the BBC Micro
