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Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt, KG, CBE, DSO (22 June 1910 – 7 November 1998) was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.
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Jun 18, 2024 · John Hunt, Baron Hunt (born June 22, 1910, India—died November 7 or 8, 1998, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England) was a British army officer, mountaineer, and explorer who led the expedition on which Edmund (later Sir Edmund) Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain (29,035 feet [8,850 metres ...
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British army officer, mountaineer, and explorer John Hunt was best known for leading the 1953 expedition in which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain (29,032 feet [8,849 meters]) in the world.
John Hunt, a British Army Colonel, was serving on the staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe when to his surprise he was invited by the Joint Himalayan Committee of the Alpine Club and the Royal Geographical Society to lead the British Everest expedition of 1953.
Jul 21, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Hunt, the British army officer and mountaineer who led the 1953 British Everest Expedition. Discover how he conquered the highest peak on Earth, faced challenges in World War II, and explored the Himalayas with his wife.
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