Frank Sydney Smythe was a British mountaineer, botanist and adventurer. Smythe, who began his mountaineering career in the Alps, joined the international Kangchenjunga expedition of 1930 which ended in failure. In 1936, he led the expedition which successfully ascended Mount Kamet, then the highest peak ever to have been climbed. Subsequently, in the 1930s, Smythe was thrice part of teams which attempted to climb Mount Everest.
Smythe died in 1949.
3 Ebooks bởi Frank S. Smythe
Frank S. Smythe: The Valley of Flowers
‘The predominant note was peace; not the faintest breeze ruffled the herbage and the silence was the silence of a vast ocean utterly calm, though always the sounds of the streams came to the ear as a …
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Frank S. Smythe: The Valley of Flowers
‘The predominant note was peace; not the faintest breeze ruffled the herbage and the silence was the silence of a vast ocean utterly calm, though always the sounds of the streams came to the ear as a …
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Frank S. Smythe: Mountain Top – An Illustrated Anthology From the Prose and Pictures
A beautiful book on mountain climbing full of the romance and daring that characterized the pioneers of the sport. Full of stunning images …
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€6.28