Leo Dickinson

Leo Dickinson
Dickinson in 2019
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Climber, adventurer, film-maker
Leo Dickinson and Eric Jones (right) lecturing together at Buxton Adventure Festival in 2019.

Leo Dickinson is a British cameraman, director and adventurer. He has made 68 films, winning every major mountain and adventure film award.[citation needed] Dickinson specialises in mountain, ballooning, skydiving and underwater films. During his mountaineering career, Dickinson has filmed climbs on a number of mountains including Mount Everest, Cima Grande di Laveredo, Civetta, Piz Badille, Matterhorn North Face, Eiger North Face, Cerro Torre, Torre Egger, and in 1991 filmed the first ever hot air balloon ascent over Everest.[1] Dickinson has authored three books detailing stories of his career: Filming the Impossible, Anything is Possible and Ballooning over Everest.[2] Dickinson is renowned for his use of unique camera angles and holds several world records, including as skydiving into the world's highest platform (on Everest).[3] Dickinson is a keen skydiver, with over 3500 skydives completed, and holds numerous records, including skydiving with the largest single number of naked women at one time.[4]

Personal life

Dickinson was born in 1946 in Lancashire, United Kingdom. He attended Rossall Public School, during which time he started rock climbing in the Lake District and North Wales. He spent his first Alpine season in the Dolomites in 1966 and in 1970 secured the backing for his first film with Yorkshire TV resulting in an award-winning film Out of the Shadows into the Sun - The first filmed ascent of the Eiger.[5]

Dickinson is married to Mandy, an award-winning camerawoman and fellow adventurer. Mandy has helped on Leo's films since 1981, and in 1989 became British Skydiving Champion and is now a commercial balloon pilot working for Virgin.[6]

Awards

Award Location Year
Film Festival Grand Prix Les Diablerets, Switzerland 1976
Emmy Nomination USA 1978
Best Film of Festival Banff, Canada 1978
Blue Ribbon Award New York, USA 1978
Adventure Class Award Telluride, USA 1979
Grand Prix du Festival Paris, France 1979
Film Journalists Jury Award Plagne, France 1979
Best Outdoor Film Banff, Canada 1979
Best Photograph Award Trento, Italy 1979
Silver Triglav Kranji, Yugosalavia 1979
Best Film Mountain Sports San Sebastian, Spain 1979
Duabke D'Or Les Diablerets, Switzerland 1979
Prize du Public Les Diablerets, Switzerland 1979
Best Expedition Film Telluride, USA 1979
Best Expedition Film Les Diablerets, Switzerland 1979
Best Expedition Film Banff, Canada 1979
Silver Gentian Trento, Italy 1979
Award of Honour Telluride, USA 1980
Best Film on Mountaineering Telluride, USA 1981
Best Film on Mountaineering Madrid, Spain 1981
Sid Roberts Award Madrid, Spain 1982
Prize of the Public Les Diablerets, Switzerland 1982
Best Mountain Sports Film Telluride, USA 1983
Best Gravity Sports Film Gravity Sports Festival, USA 1983
Best Gravity Sports Film Kendal, UK 1985
Best Mountaineering film Telluride, USA 1985
Best Mountaineering film Trento, Italy 1985
Grand Prize Gravity Sports Festival, USA 1985
Best Film Mountain Sport Florida, USA 1985
Best Film Kendal, UK 1985
Best whitewater Film Telluride, USA 1985
Best Adventure Film Film Festival, Poland 1987
Best Adventure Film St. Hilaire, France 1987
World Record Everest, Himalayas 1991
Silver Gentian Award Trento, Italy 1993
World Medal New York, USA 1996
Grande Prize Torino, Italy 2003
World Record Everest, Himalayas 2009

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References

  1. ^ Something Special: Everest by hot air balloon
  2. ^ "Description of Leo dickinson's stock footage, stills library". Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Skydivers attempt Everest record". BBC. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ "biography of Leo Dickinson". www.adventurearchive.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ^ "biography of Leo Dickinson". www.adventurearchive.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ^ "biography of mandy dickinson". www.adventurearchive.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Leo Dickinson's filming awards". www.adventurearchive.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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