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The last of the great 20th century adventurers
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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Sounds like Harry Krause's autobiography!
G "Mic" wrote in message ... 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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