1929 - 2011
George Band British Explorer
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British Explorer George Band was born George Christopher Band on 2nd February, 1929 in Taiwan and passed away on 26th Aug 2011 Hampshire, England aged 82. He is most remembered for Youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of the mountain.. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
George Band is a member of the following lists: 1929 births, Officers of the Order of the British Empire and Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge.
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Details
| First Name |
George
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| Middle Name |
Christopher
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| Last Name |
Band
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| Full Name at Birth |
George Christopher Band
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| Alternative Name |
George Christopher Band
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| Birthday |
2nd February, 1929
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| Birthplace |
Taiwan
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| Died |
26th August, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Hampshire, England
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Eltham College
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| University |
Geology at Queens' College, Cambridge, Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College, London
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| Occupation Text |
Mountaineer, author
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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| Claim to Fame |
Youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of the mountain.
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George Christopher Band OBE (2 February 1929 – 26 August 2011) was an English mountaineer. He was the youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of the mountain. In 1955, he and Joe Brown were the first climbers to ascend Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.
