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George Band

(1929-2011)
English mountain climber
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George Christopher Band OBE (2 February 1929 – 26 August 2011) was an English mountaineer. He was the youngest climber on the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of the mountain. In 1955, he and Joe Brown were the first climbers to ascend Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

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Born George Christopher Band
2 February 1929
Taiwan
Died
26 August 2011 (aged 82)
Hampshire, England
Zodiac Aquarius
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  • Tenzing Norgay
    Tenzing Norgay · Associate · 1914-1986 · Nepalese mountain climber edit info
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    Edmund Hillary · Associate · 1919-2008 · New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist edit info
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    Joe Brown · Associate · 1930-2020 · British mountain climber edit info
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