Mark the Mountain Guide Mont Blanc. Planner, incidentally, was also the first man to reach the summit after undergoing a heart by-pass operation. Mark has also guided various regiments of the British army including the Special Forces. Graham Philpot, a children's artist best known as the creator of Anthony Ant, illustrates the books. Mark the Mountain Guide Mark the Mountain Guide is a series of illustrated children's books which combine short tales with an introduction to mountaineering. The books are written by Mark Seaton and illustrated by Graham Philpot. The series is published by Boxer Books. Author Mark Seaton and David Bennett, a publisher
Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare (1 May 1772 – 27 March 1823) was a noted French cellist. Lamare was born in Paris, to a poor family. He studied music at a very young age, entering the Institute of the Pages of the Royal Music at age 7, and turning to study of the cello, with Jean-Louis Duport, at age 15. He returned home upon the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. In 1794, Lamare became cellist at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris, where he developed a reputation as a soloist. He soon thereafter became a professor