Douglas William Freshfield
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Douglas William Freshfield was a British lawyer, mountaineer and author, who edited the Alpine Journal from 1872 to 1880. He was president of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club. He was also the founding president of the Geographical Association.
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Douglas Freshfield
The Tour Ronde on the French/Italian border. First ascent made by Freshfield and five others, July 1867
Mount Elbrus.
Kangchenjunga early in the morning, from Chouda Pheri.
Grave of Douglas and Augusta Freshfield with the memorial to their son Henry Douglas Fairfield
The sharp pinnacle of the Dent du Géant (left) at the western end of the Rochefort ridge (centre).
Adamello seen from the Tonale Pass road
The Sarca River in Val GenovaAwards 2
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Wilfred Thomason GrenfellAlso won Livingstone Medal
Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of AllingtonAlso won Founder’s Medal
Francis Rawdon ChesneyAlso won Founder’s Medal
George Dashwood Taubman GoldieAlso won Livingstone Medal
Frederick Marshman BaileyAlso won Livingstone Medal
Mikhail SomovAlso won Founder’s MedalAbout this person
Douglas William Freshfield was a British lawyer, mountaineer and author, who edited the Alpine Journal from 1872 to 1880. He was president of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club. He was also the founding president of the Geographical Association. He served from 1897 to 1911, the longest serving president in the history of the Association.
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