George Band | |
|---|---|
 Band in 1990 | |
| Born | 2 February 1929 |
| Died | 26 August 2011 (aged 82) Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eltham College |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge Imperial College, London |
| Occupation | Geologist[1] |
| Employer | Shell[1] |
| Known for | Mountaineer |
| Spouse | Susan Goodenough (m.1959)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Edward Band[2] |
George Christopher Band OBE (2 February 1929 – 26 August 2011)[1] 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.[3] In 1955, he and Joe Brown were the first climbers to ascend Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.
- ^ a b c d Scott, Doug (September 2012). "GEORGE BAND OBE: 2 February 1929–26 August 2011". Geographical Journal. #178 (3): 287–288. Bibcode:2012GeogJ.178..287S. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2012.00473.x. ISSN 0016-7398. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Queenswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
dailywas invoked but never defined (see the help page).