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Tom George Longstaff

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British explorer (1875-1964)

United KingdomLived 1875 to 1964 · aged 89
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Tom George Longstaff 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.

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Photograph from "The assault on Mount Everest, 1922, C. G. Bruce,[10] facing page 46 "The Expedition at base Camp." Left to right, back row: Henry Morshead, Geoffrey Bruce, John Noel, Arthur Wakefield, Howard Somervell, John Morris, Teddy Norton. Front row: George Mallory, George Finch,Tom Longstaff, Charles Bruce, Bill Strutt, Colin Crawford.Photograph from "The assault on Mount Everest, 1922, C. G. Bruce,[10] facing page 46 "The Expedition at base Camp." Left to right, back row: Henry Morshead, Geoffrey Bruce, John Noel, Arthur Wakefield, Howard Somervell, John Morris, Teddy Norton. Front row: George Mallory, George Finch,Tom Longstaff, Charles Bruce, Bill Strutt, Colin Crawford.

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1928Founder’s Medal

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William MacGregorAlso won Founder’s MedalPeter HallAlso won Founder’s MedalAugustus Charles GregoryAlso won Founder’s MedalPaul SipleAlso won Founder’s MedalFrancis Rawdon ChesneyAlso won Founder’s MedalThomas George MontgomerieAlso won Founder’s Medal

About this person

Tom George Longstaff 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. He also made important explorations and climbs in Tibet, Nepal, the Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Baffin Island. He was a founding member of The Alpine Ski Club in 1908 and the Himalayan Club (1929), was elected as an Honorary Member of the Climbers Club in 1932 and was its President from 1933-1935 and was president of the (British) Alpine Club from 1947 to 1949.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1875 to 1964 · aged 89
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