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 Longstaff on 1922 Everest expedition | |
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| Born | 15 January 1875[1] Hull, England |
| Died | 26 June 1964 (aged 89) Achiltibuie, Scotland |
| 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]
- ^ a b "Obituary – Tom George Longstaff" (PDF). Polar Record. #12 (81): 776–777. September 1965. ISSN 0032-2474. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Mason, Kenneth (1955). Abode of the Snow. Rupert Hart-Davis. p. 117. Reprinted 1987 by Diadem Books, ISBN 978-0-906371-91-6
- ^ Longstaff, Tom (1951). This My Voyage. John Murray. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
HJ obitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Neill, John (1965). "Obituary: T. G. Longstaff". Climbers Club Journal. #16: 291–292.
- ^ Lloyd, Peter; Somervell, T. H.; Patey, Tom W.; Blakeney, T. S. (1964). "In Memoriam – Tom George Longstaff" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #69 (309): 322–326. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 10 July 2024.