Tilman, H.W. (Harold William), 1898-1977?

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Tilman, an English mountaineer, began climbing in 1929. During the 1930s he was involved in many pioneering expeditions in the Himalaya Mountains. Tilman climbed Mount Everest, the Karakoram Range (K-2), other mountains in the Himalayas and in Africa. During World War II he served in the British Special Services in Africa, Albania and Italy. Following the War Tilman gave up mountaineering and became an avid sailor.

From the description of H.W. Tilman diaries, 1934-1965. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28348104

Harold William Tilman, an English mountaineer, began climbing mountains in 1929. During the 1930s he was involved in many pioneering expeditions in the Himalayan Mountains. Tilman climbed Mount Everest, the Karakoram Range (K-2), and other mountains in the Himalayas and in Africa. During World War II he served in the British Special Services in Africa, Albania and Italy. Following the war Tilman gave up mountaineering and became an avid sailor.

From the guide to the H. W. Tilman diaries, 1934-1967, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Nanda Devi (India)
Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean).
K2 (Pakistan : Mountain).
Himalaya Mountains
Iran
Heard Island.
K2 (Pakistan : Mountain)
Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania).
Nanda Devi (India).
Bylot Island (Nunavut)
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).
Bylot Island (N.W.T.)
Kerguelen Islands.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Baffin Bay (North Atlantic Ocean)
South Shetland Islands (Antarctica)
Crozet Islands.
India
South Shetland Islands.
Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania)
Crozet Islands
Africa
Kerguelen Islands
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Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Sailing
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1898-02-14

Death 1977

Britons

English

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