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Born | [1] Hull, England | 15 January 1875
Died | 26 June 1964 Achiltibuie, Scotland | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | explorer, mountaineer, ornithologist and medical doctor |
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Tom George Longstaff (15 January 1875 – 26 June 1964)[1] was an English medical doctor, explorer and mountaineer, most famous for being the first person to climb a summit of over 7,000 metres in elevation, Trisul, in the India/Pakistan Himalayas in 1907.[2] He also made important explorations and climbs in Tibet, Nepal, the Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Baffin Island.[3] He was a founding member of The Alpine Ski Club in 1908 and the Himalayan Club (1929),[4] was elected as an Honorary Member of the Climbers Club in 1932 and was its President from 1933–1935[5] and was president of the (British) Alpine Club from 1947 to 1949.[6]
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