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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/index.html

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H.W. Tilman 1898-1977

The last of the great 20th century adventurers and explorers whose
various exploits included:

* Surviving, with distinction, the First World War in France
* Carving out and managing a coffee plantation from the Kenyan
bush
* Climbing Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya and the Ruwenzori
* Crossing Africa by bicycle
* The first ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936
* Reaching 27,200' on Everest without oxygen, 1938
* Rejoining (briefly) the Royal Artillery in France and North
Africa
* Fighting with Albanian and Italian partisans behind German lines
for most of the war in Europe
* A brief "steady job" as British Consul in Borneo
* Numerous small boat sailing and climbing expeditions to remote
mountainous regions


http://www.comlay.net/tilman/the_navigator.html
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Sounds like Harry Krause's autobiography!
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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/index.html

This will probably be of interest to only a few???

H.W. Tilman 1898-1977

The last of the great 20th century adventurers and explorers whose
various exploits included:

* Surviving, with distinction, the First World War in France
* Carving out and managing a coffee plantation from the Kenyan
bush
* Climbing Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya and the Ruwenzori
* Crossing Africa by bicycle
* The first ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936
* Reaching 27,200' on Everest without oxygen, 1938
* Rejoining (briefly) the Royal Artillery in France and North
Africa
* Fighting with Albanian and Italian partisans behind German lines
for most of the war in Europe
* A brief "steady job" as British Consul in Borneo
* Numerous small boat sailing and climbing expeditions to remote
mountainous regions


http://www.comlay.net/tilman/the_navigator.html



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Mic wrote:
http://www.comlay.net/tilman/index.html

This will probably be of interest to only a few???

H.W. Tilman 1898-1977

A few years ago, the French boat mag Voiles & Voiliers had a long
feature paper on Tilman in the April issue. They received so many
letters congratulating them on their April's hoax that they had to
run a disclaimer in the next issue !
Chapeau bas, Monsieur Tilman
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