Tom Longstaff

Tom Longstaff
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Tom George Longstaff on 1922 Everest expedition
Longstaff on 1922 Everest expedition
Personal information
Born(1875-01-15)15 January 1875[1]
Hull, England
Died26 June 1964(1964-06-26) (aged 89)
Achiltibuie, Scotland
Occupation(s)explorer, mountaineer, ornithologist and medical doctor
Parent
Climbing career
Known for
First ascents

Tom George Longstaff (15 January 1875 – 26 June 1964)[1] 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.[2] He also made important explorations and climbs in Tibet, Nepal, the Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Baffin Island.[3] He was a founding member of The Alpine Ski Club in 1908 and the Himalayan Club (1929),[4] was elected as an Honorary Member of the Climbers Club in 1932 and was its President from 1933–1935[5] and was president of the (British) Alpine Club from 1947 to 1949.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary – Tom George Longstaff" (PDF). Polar Record. #12 (81): 776–777. September 1965. ISSN 0032-2474. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ Mason, Kenneth (1955). Abode of the Snow. Rupert Hart-Davis. p. 117. Reprinted 1987 by Diadem Books, ISBN 978-0-906371-91-6
  3. ^ Longstaff, Tom (1951). This My Voyage. John Murray. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HJ obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Neill, John (1965). "Obituary: T. G. Longstaff". Climbers Club Journal. #16: 291–292.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Peter; Somervell, T. H.; Patey, Tom W.; Blakeney, T. S. (1964). "In Memoriam – Tom George Longstaff" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #69 (309): 322–326. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 10 July 2024.