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George Ingle Finch MBE FRS [1] (4 August 1888 – 22 November 1970) was an British-Australian chemist and mountaineer. [2] [3] [4] His obituary in The Times describes him as "one of the two best alpinists of his time" (with George Mallory ). [5] Education and military service.
25 de may. de 2019 · The incredible story of the Australian invention of the puffer jacket - ABC News. ABC Weather. / By Ben Deacon. Posted Fri 24 May 2019 at 12:00pm, updated Fri 24 May 2019 at 6:08pm. George Finch wearing the world's first puffer jacket at Everest base camp, 1922. (Supplied: Wikipedia)
31 de may. de 2022 · On the slopes of Mount Everest 100 years ago, George Finch, from Orange in the central west of New South Wales, revealed his latest invention to his fellow adventurers. Key points: The inventor of the puffer jacket was initially laughed at by his fellow explorers.
1 de may. de 2003 · George Ingle Finch (1888–1970) was the first person to prove the great value of supplementary oxygen for climbing at extreme altitudes. He did this during the 1922 Everest expedition when he and his companion, Geoffrey Bruce, reached an altitude of 8,320 m, higher than any human had climbed before.
25 de may. de 2015 · When a 13-year-old boy chased a mob of wallabies up Mount Canobolas near Orange one spring morning in 1901, he could not have imagined that his climb would be the precursor to one of the great pioneering adventures of modern times — and lead him to the roof of the world.
From the slopes of Mount Everest to the streets of Hobart, the puffer jacket turns 100 | ABC News. On the slopes of Mount Everest 100 years ago, Australian mountaineer George Finch revealed his...
14 de jul. de 2023 · The puffer was invented not by Eddie Bauer but by George Finch, an Australian who was considered one of the two best mountaineers in the world, along with George Mallory.
