biography
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Smythe, Francis Sydney
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1900–49)
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| biography:
| Mountaineer, born in Maidstone, Kent, SE England, UK. He was a member of three Everest expeditions (1933, 1936, 1938), and shared the world's altitude climbing record. As a member of the Swiss Kanchenjunga expedition, he was the first to climb the Himalayan peak, Kamet, in 1931. During World War 2 he led the Commando Mountain Warfare School. His many books, illustrated by his fine mountain photography, include Kamet Conquered (1932), Camp Six (1937), and Over Welsh Hills (1941). |
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