Biography

Leo Dickinson, born in 1946 in Lancashire, UK, is a British cameraman, director and adventurer. He attended Rossall Public School, during which time he took up climbing in the Lake District and North Wales. He spent his first alpine season in the Dolomites in 1966 and in 1970 gained his first film backing with Yorkshire TV which resulted in an award winning film Out of the Shadows into the Sun - The First Filmed Ascent of the 'Eiger. Dickinson is married to award-winning cameraman and adventurer Mandy. 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 V...Read More