Resultado de búsqueda
George Ingle Finch MBE FRS [1] (4 August 1888 – 22 November 1970) was an Australian chemist and mountaineer. [2] [3] [4] His obituary in The Times describes him as "one of the two best alpinists of his time" (with George Mallory ). [5] Education and military service.
- George Ingle Finch, 4 August 1888, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Geneva
- 22 November 1970 (aged 82), England
- British Mount Everest Expedition 1922
25 de may. de 2019 · Finch reached 8,360 metres — the highest any person had climbed — before his exhausted partner forced his retreat. George Finch (rear) descending from Everest in the world's first puffer ...
- Ben Deacon
31 de may. de 2022 · On the slopes of Mount Everest 100 years ago, George Finch, from Orange in the central west of New South Wales, revealed his latest invention to his fellow adventurers. Key points: The inventor of the puffer jacket was initially laughed at by his fellow explorers.
- Will Murray
7 de jun. de 2019 · Using a telephoto lens, he captured George Finch and Capt. John Geoffrey Bruce’s progress in a short film, “Climbing Mt. Everest,” the first motion picture made at that high an altitude.
Learn more. On the slopes of Mount Everest 100 years ago, Australian mountaineer George Finch revealed his latest invention to his fellow climbers. It was laughed off at the time, but now the...
- 3 min
- 1758
- ABC News (Australia)
25 de may. de 2015 · Finch’s research had helped in the scientific understanding of the behaviour of fire and incendiary bombs, and helped London’s defence during the Blitz by improving firefighting techniques.
1 de ene. de 2015 · George Ingle Finch (1888–1970) was the first person to prove the great value of supplementary oxygen for climbing at extreme altitudes. He did this during the 1922 Everest expedition when he and his companion, Geoffrey Bruce, reached an altitude of 8320 m, higher than any human had climbed before.