Tom Longstaff
Longstaff on 1922 Everest expedition | |
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| Born | 15 January 1875 Hull, England |
| Died | 26 June 1964 (aged 89) Achiltibuie, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | explorer, mountaineer, ornithologist and medical doctor |
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Tom George Longstaff (15 January 1875 – 26 June 1964) 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.