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George Band

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English mountain climber (1929-2011)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1929 to 2011 · aged 82
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George Christopher Band was an English mountaineer. He was the youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to ascend the mountain.

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1955Mungo Park Medal
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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George Christopher Band was an English mountaineer. He was the youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to ascend the mountain. In 1955, he and Joe Brown were the first climbers to ascend Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2011 · aged 82
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16 languages

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