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Alexander Mitchell Kellas (21 June 1868 – 5 June 1921) was a British chemist, explorer, and mountaineer known for his studies of high- altitude physiology . Biography. Kellas was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 21 June 1868. [1]
1 de ene. de 2015 · Alexander M. Kellas (1868–1921) was a British physiologist who made pioneering contributions to the exploration of Everest and to the early physiology of extreme altitudes, but his physiological contributions have been almost completely overlooked.
- John B. West
- jwest@ucsd.edu
- 1987
29 de abr. de 2022 · RSGS Writer-in-Residence Jo Woolf investigates the life of Scottish Mountaineer Alexander Kellas, who was one of the most experienced Himalayan climbers in Britain, and the leading authority on the effects of altitude on the human body before his death on the 1921 Everest Reconnaissance Expedition.
The 1922 expedition can be seen as the start of the enduring question of "fair means" and controversies about using of bottled oxygen in the "death zone". Alexander Mitchell Kellas was one of the first scientists who had pointed out the possible use of bottled oxygen for accessing great heights.
- Hornbein Couloir
- Great Couloir or Norton Couloir
11 de ago. de 2022 · 11th August, 2022. At the time of his death in 1921, en route to Everest, Scottish mountaineer Alexander Kellas was among the foremost Himalayan explorers, with a string of first ascents and an altitude record to his credit. As a scientist, his research into the physiological effects of high altitude broke new ground.
Alexander Mitchell Kellas was born in Aberdeen on 21 June 1868. His father, James Fowler Kellas, was Secretary and Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Company in Aberdeen and married Mary Boyd Mitchell. There were nine children, of whom Alexander was the second.
Alexander Mitchell Kellas (21 de junio de 1868 - 5 de junio de 1921) fue un químico, explorador y montañista británico conocido por sus estudios de fisiología de las grandes altitudes. Nació en Aberdeen, Escocia.
