Peter Boardman
Mountaineer
1950 – 1982
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Who was Peter Boardman?
Peter Boardman was a British mountaineer and author. He is best known for a series of bold and lightweight expeditions to the Himalaya, often in partnership with Joe Tasker, and for his contribution to mountain literature. Boardman and Tasker died on the North East Ridge of Mount Everest in 1982. The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature was established in their memory.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1950
Stockport - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Stockport Grammar School
- University of Nottingham
- Died
- May 17, 1982
Mount Everest
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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