Tony Streather
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. 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
Brummie Stokes.[12]
Personal life
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
- ^ a b "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 38117". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1947. p. 5238.
- ^ "No. 38242". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1948. p. 2009.
- ^ "No. 39805". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1953. p. 1653.
- ^ "No. 44357". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1967. p. 7384.
- ^ "No. 43529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 7.
- ^ a b Jim Curran, Army Dreamer....... A Portrait of Tony Streather
- ISBN 9780898869422.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lieutenant Colonel Tony Streather; mountaineer and army officer".
- ISBN 1-904466-30-3.
- ^ H. R. A. Streather: Army Mountaineering Association Expedition, 1959, Chogo Lungma Region, Karakoram. In: American Alpine Journal 1961, S. 413f. (AAJO)
- ^ Day, M. W. H. (1979). Mehta, Soli S. (ed.). "Everest, 1976". Himalayan Journal. 35. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- TheGuardian.com. 7 November 2018.