Hornbein, Thomas F., 1930-

Thomas Hornbein (1930-) began his academic career as a geology major at the University of Colorado from 1948 to 1952, where he began teaching mountain rescue and first aid courses. He attended medical school at Washington University School of Medicine (1952-1956) and then residency training and postdoctoral research (1957-1961). He continued his interest in high altitude and physiology of breathing as a NIH-supported research fellow with Dr. Albert Roos. Hornbein's research has focused on the stimuli which prompt animals to breathe, particularly carotid body and central chromosensors and the regulation of brain acid base balance. He participated in the American Mount Everest Expedition, in which Hornbein and his climbing partner Willi Unsoeld were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest via the West Ridge in 1963. Hornbein's interest in expeditions and mountaineering has also led him to climbs in Karakoram in Pakistan and China.

From the description of Thomas Hornbein papers, 1958-2003. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 60806262

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