John Stokes (mountaineer)
John Henry Stokes
soldier and mountaineer, known for his successful summit of Everest in 1976.Personal life
Stokes was born in 1945 in Hamstead, then a mining village straddling the border of South Staffordshire and Birmingham, England, hence his nickname of 'Brummie'.[1]
His autobiography, Soldiers & Sherpas, A Taste For Adventure, was published in 1988.
He died in January 2016, and was survived by his wife, Lynn, and their two sons.[1][2]
Military service
At the age of seventeen, Stokes joined the Royal Green Jackets, an infantry regiment of the British Army. Three years later, he joined the SAS Regiment.[1]
With the SAS he saw action in the Falklands War.[1] He left the army in 1985.[1] He was awarded a British Empire Medal for his nineteen years' work in the Special Air Service.[citation needed] He was well liked by all his fellow Soldiers.[1]
Mountaineering
Stokes took part in an expedition to
After leaving the army, he was part of an attempt to conquer Everest's last unclimbed route, its northeast ridge, accessed through
Charity work
In 1991, with his wife, Stokes established and ran the 'Taste for Adventure Centre', a registered charity and outdoor activity centre for less privileged children, at Credenhill.[1] He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for this work in 2004.[1][4]
Bibliography
Soldiers & Sherpas, A Taste For Adventure.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Updated: Tributes paid after SAS legend dies". Hereford Times. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b Tyler, Jane (11 January 2016). "Intrepid Everest climber John "Brummie" Stokes has died aged 70". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow by Maria Coffey
- ^ Henry Stokes&exact=John Henry Stokes&atleast=&similar=[dead link]
External links
- Taste for Adventure Website
- Mount Everest The British Story – 1976 Mount Everest Expedition details