Francis Sydney Smythe, better known as Frank Smythe or F. S. Smythe (6 July 1900 – 27 June 1949), was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and...
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climb Kamet began in 1855, the first ascent was not made until 1931 by Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, R.L. Holdsworth, Raymond Greene, the expedition's doctor...
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Jeremy Brett in which Hyde played Culverton Smith and Midsomer Murders as Frank Smythe-Webster. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the...
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the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath, only 9 km (6 mi) to the east. Frank Smythe described the peak as "second only to Siniolchu in Himalayan beauty."...
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and Banke Kund glacier. Mana Peak was first climbed solo in 1937 by Frank Smythe during his famous Valley of Flowers expedition. Capt S. P. Malik (1993)...
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comprising the German Uli Wieland, Austrian Erwin Schneider and Englishman Frank Smythe who attempted to climb Kangchenjunga. They failed because of poor weather...
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Francis Smythe may refer to: Frank Smythe (Francis Sydney Smythe, 1900–1949), English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist Francis Smythe (priest)...
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Journal. 49. Retrieved 9 January 2024. Horrell, Mark (4 December 2013). "Frank Smythe is more interesting than George Mallory". markhorrell.com. Retrieved...
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photographers, including Galen Rowell, Peter Beard, Ansel Adams, and Frank Smythe. "Statistics of 7 summits climber Hill (Pittman)". Retrieved December...
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maps, routes and rare historical photographs, including those taken by Frank Smythe.) "Caledonian Mercury, 17 November 2010". Archived from the original...
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Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC (/ˈsmaɪθ/; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and...
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was merely his own shadow when he removed his hat. British mountaineer Frank Smythe stated he had observed his shadow cast as a Brocken spectre across the...
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1985), New Zealand actress Frank Smythe (1900–1949), British mountaineer, author, photographer, and botanist George Smythe, 7th Viscount Strangford (1818–1857)...
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point as Norton; first Lawrence Wager and Percy Wyn-Harris, and later Frank Smythe, but there was no advance on Norton's record. While there would be no...
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those who had been on the 1924 attempt. The full British complement was Frank Smythe, Eric Shipton, Jack Longland, Eugene Birnie, Percy Wyn-Harris, Edward...
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little known to the outside world due to its inaccessibility. In 1931, Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton and R. L. Holdsworth, all British mountaineers, lost...
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run by two famous mountaineers: the depot commander Squadron Leader Frank Smythe and chief instructor Major John Hunt. The depot provided training for...
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Together with Wyn-Harris, he climbed the twin peaks of Mount Kenya. With Frank Smythe, Shipton was amongst the first climbers to stand on the summit of Kamet...
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George Mallory (section Smythe's sighting, 1936)
further evidence next year." — Frank Smyth, in a letter to Edward Norton, 4 September 1937. In 1937, Frank Smythe wrote to Edward Norton in reply to...
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included other stalwarts such as Eric Shipton and Frank Smythe. Holdsworth, along with Shipton and Smythe, are credited with the discovery of the Valley...
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(12 m) ice wall at around 22,700 feet (6,900 m) which had stretched Frank Smythe to his limit in 1933. On his return the Sherpas pleaded with him to return...
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of Chandra Parbat I 6,739 metres (22,110 ft). It was first climbed by Frank Smythe and Eric Shipton on 20 July 1931. While trying to establish a crossing...
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company wanted him to remain in charge after Smythe returned. Selke and Smythe clashed when Selke traded Frank Eddolls to the Montreal Canadiens for the...
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070 ft) and 11.2 km north lies Mana Peak 7,272 metres (23,858 ft). In 1937 Frank Smythe climbed Nilgiri Parbat, completing the first ascent. In 1962 An Indian...
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Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (b. 1873) 1949 – Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900) 1950 – Milada Horáková, Czech...
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ISBN 9788173870972. The peak of Kamet was attempted several times and finally in 1931 Frank Smythe and Eric Shipton reached the summit along with some others. R.L. Holdsworth...
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1931 he joined an expedition to Mount Kamet in the Himalayas led by Frank Smythe. All the climbers reached the summit at over 25,000 feet, then the highest...
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Carriers Francis Smith (disambiguation) Frank Smyth (1891–1972), New Zealand rugby union player Frank Smythe (1900–1949), British mountaineer Franklin...
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6196 metres. The peak was first climbed in 1931 by Eric Shipton and Frank Smythe with two Sherpas. Avalanche Peak II is the higher and more northerly...
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ascent Store Skagastølstind (1876), pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering Frank Smythe (1900–1949) UK, first ascent Kamet (1931) with Shipton, R. Holdsworth...
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