Eric Shipton (1907 - 1977) was a Himalayan mountaineering legend. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ...

Born in Ceylon and educated in England, Shipton began climbing in the Alps. In 1928 he went to Kenya as a coffee grower, and first climbed Nelion, a peak of Mount Kenya in 1929. It was also in Kenya's community of Europeans that he met his future climbing partner Bill Tilman. With Frank Smythe, Shipton was the among the first climbers to stand on the summit of Kamet, 7816 metres, in 1931, the highest peak climbed at that time. Shipton was involved with most of the Mount Everest expeditions during the 1930s and later, including the pioneering 1951 expedition which chalked out the now famous route over the Khumbu Glacier. Shipton and Tilman also discovered the access route to the Nanda Devi sanctuary through the Rishi Ganga gorge in 1934. Their shoe-string budget expedition operated in the Kumaon-Garhwal mountains continuously from pre-monsoon to post-monsoon, and set a record for single-expedition achievement that has never been equalled. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... coffee in beverage form Coffee is a drink, usually hot, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro). ... -1... Bill Tilman Major Harold William Bill Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar (14 February 1898–1977) was a mountaineer and explorer, famous for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages. ... Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India; Nanda Devi (7,816m) is the highest. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, meaning its summit is higher above sea level than that of any other mountain. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal and flows down from the Khumbu Icefall on the southern slopes of Mount Everest. ... Nanda Devi is the highest mountain which is completely within the territory of India and was also the highest mountain in the British Empire at its fullest extent. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Later in life, he turned to writing and exploration. He was HM Consul at Kashgar in Central Asia in the late 1940s, and during a visit from Bill Tilman they tried to climb Mustagh Ata, 7546 metres, reaching the broad summit dome. He took the opportunity of his Kashgar posting to explore other Central Asian mountains. Later in life he completed a traverse across the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap. Location of Kashgar Kashgar (Uyghur: قەشقەر/K̢ǝxk̢ǝr; Chinese: 喀什; Hanyu Pinyin: , 39°28′N 76°03′E), is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bill Tilman Major Harold William Bill Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar (14 February 1898–1977) was a mountaineer and explorer, famous for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages. ... Patagonia is that portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén and Río Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S). ...

The first western exploration of the Rolwaling Himal was made by Shipton in 1951 during the reconnaissance of Mount Everest. Rolwaling Himal is a sub-range of the Himalaya, located in north central Nepal and extending into south central Tibet. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, meaning its summit is higher above sea level than that of any other mountain. ...

While exploring the Barun gorge he named Island Peak. Imja Tse, better known as Island Peak, is a mountain in the Himalaya of eastern Nepal. ...

Because of his belief in the efficacy of small expeditions as compared to military-style 'sieges', Eric Shipton was side-stepped for the leadership of the 1953 Everest expedition, in favour of Major John Hunt - "I leave London absolutely shattered" he would write. Yet Shipton's quiet and spare climbing style, and his spirit of exploration, have kept alive the memory of this climber's climber in the world of mountaineering. 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, meaning its summit is higher above sea level than that of any other mountain. ... Brigadier-General Rth Hon. ...

See also

• Shipton's Arch
• Everest 2006 - The Eric Shipton Memorial Expedition

Shiptons Arch, or Tushuk Tash (Pierced Rock in local language), is a conglomerate natural arch, located to the West-northwest of Kashi, in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. ...

Books

• Steele, Peter. Eric Shipton: Everest and Beyond. Mountaineers' Books. ISBN 0898866030
• Shipton, Eric. That Untravelled World. Charles Scribner and Sons, 1969. ISBN 034004330X (Hodder & Stoughton (1969))
• Shipton, Eric. The Six Mountain-Travel Books. Mountaineers' Books. ISBN 0898865395
• TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER by H.W.Tilman

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