Tony Streather

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mountaineer

Tirich Mir
. Streather was the first man ever to climb two peaks above 25,000 feet (7,600 m).

Military career

Streather was originally commissioned into the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1]

Mountaineering achievements

As a captain posted to the

1953 American Karakoram Expedition, which attempted a far more technical route up K2, the second highest mountain in the world. Though again originally in charge of logistics, he climbed as high as anyone else and was involved in the dramatic events at 7,800 m.[8]

In 1955, Streather participated in the

Haramosh (7,397 m).[10] In 1959 he led a successful expedition that included an ascent of Malubiting Southeast (6,970 m).[11]

Streather led the

Personal life

Ashes marker stone for Tony Streather, Hindon Church, Wiltshire.
Ashes marker stone for Tony Streather among other marker stones, Hindon Church, Wiltshire.

Streather married his wife Sue (nee Mary Huggan) in April 1956, and they had a daughter and three sons.[13] Streather lived in his later years in the village of Hindon, Wiltshire.[9] He died on 31 October 2018 at the age of 92. Sir Chris Bonington spoke at Streather's memorial service in Hindon Parish Church, and his ashes were interred in the churchyard.

References

  1. ^ a b "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 6.
  2. ^ "No. 38117". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1947. p. 5238.
  3. ^ "No. 38242". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1948. p. 2009.
  4. ^ "No. 39805". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1953. p. 1653.
  5. ^ "No. 44357". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1967. p. 7384.
  6. ^ "No. 43529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 7.
  7. ^ a b Jim Curran, Army Dreamer....... A Portrait of Tony Streather
  8. .
  9. ^ a b "Obituary: Lieutenant Colonel Tony Streather; mountaineer and army officer".
  10. .
  11. ^ H. R. A. Streather: Army Mountaineering Association Expedition, 1959, Chogo Lungma Region, Karakoram. In: American Alpine Journal 1961, S. 413f. (AAJO)
  12. ^ Day, M. W. H. (1979). Mehta, Soli S. (ed.). "Everest, 1976". Himalayan Journal. 35. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  13. TheGuardian.com
    . 7 November 2018.

External links