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Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO, (* 7. April 1866 in London; † 12. Juli 1939 ebenda) war ein Offizier der British Indian Army und Himalaya -Pionier. Unter anderem leitete er die britischen Mount-Everest-Expeditionen der Jahre 1922 und 1924 . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Militärischer Werdegang. 2 Alpinismus. 3 Auszeichnungen. 4 Veröffentlichungen.
Brigadier-General The Honourable Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO (7 April 1866 – 12 July 1939) was a veteran Himalayan mountaineer and leader of the second and third British expeditions to Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924. In recognition of the former he was awarded a special prize at the conclusion of the first ever Winter Olympics.
- 7 April 1866, London, England
- United Kingdom
- 12 July 1939 (aged 73), London, England
- Indian Army
He is mainly remembered as one of the foremost pioneers in the Himalayas. He accompanied Conway on the first expedition to the Karakoram in 1892, and was with Younghusband in the Hindu Kush in 1893 and with Mummery on Nanga Parbat in 1895. In 1898 he explored the area around Nun Kun with his wife and 16 Gurkhas.
Biography. Brigadier-general Charles Granville Bruce was the leader of the first of three mountaineering expeditions to be awarded an Olympic medal, following his team’s attack on the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest in 1922. With a team of 21, including 11 Sherpas, Bruce’s expedition made three attempts at reach the summit but never ...
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28. Apr. 2022 · Brigadier-General The Honourable Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO (7 April 1866 at London – 12 July 1939 at London) was a Himalayan veteran and leader of the second and third British expeditions to Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924. Background and early life.
CHARLES GRANVILLE BRUCE. 1866–1939. The death in London last July at the age of seventy-three of Brigadier-General The Hon. C. G. Bruce takes away another of the outstanding figures of our day in the alpine world. General Bruce had a great love for the mountains which began as a boy in his own Welsh hills. For Switzerland and the Swiss people ...
10. Aug. 2023 · Foto: PD/Cynon Culture Grossbritannien. Seine Kenntnisse der nepalesischen, tibetischen und indischen Sprachen und Bräuche machten Brigade-General Charles Granville Bruce zu einem sicheren Wert der ersten britischen Expeditionen zum Mount Everest.
