Tom George Longstaff
Mountaineer
1875 – 1964
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Who was Tom George Longstaff?
Tom George Longstaff was an English doctor, explorer and mountaineer, most famous for being the first person to climb a summit of over 7,000 meters in elevation, Trisul, in the Indian Himalaya in 1907. He also made important explorations and climbs in Tibet, Nepal, the Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Baffin Island. He was president of the Alpine Club from 1947 to 1949 and a founding member of The Alpine Ski Club in 1908.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1875
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Eton College
- Died
- Jun 26, 1964
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on July 23, 2013
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