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| citizenship = [[Switzerland]] and [[Nepal]] (honorary) | known_for = First foreigner to travel [[Nepal]]. ...

| birth_place = [[Avis, Portugal|Aviz]], [[Kingdom of Portugal]] ...= First European (alongside [[João Cabral]]) to enter [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]]. ...

...wk Down (film)|''Black Hawk Down'']], [[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|''Kingdom of Heaven'']], [[Gladiator (2000 film)|''Gladiator'']], [[Robin Hood (2010 fil ...) and was then made a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) by [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. ...

...latively little difficulty in travelling on. He gave a frightening account of his trip along the [[Bhote Koshi]] river: ...he never in his life met anything to equal this bit of path.<ref>''report of [[Thomas Montgomerie|Montgomerie]] to the [[Royal Geographical Society]]''< ...

{{short description|Mountain in Khumbu, Nepal}} | photo = Cholatse Peak, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg ...

...[[Kangchenjunga]] (1929 and 1931) in [[Sikkim]], where he reached a height of {{cvt|7700|m}}. On these expeditions he had first contacts with [[Tibetans] After the [[Machtergreifung]] of 30 January 1933, he joined the [[Nazi Party]]. From 1936 he worked full-tim ...

...Hermann, Adolphe, and Robert de Schlagintweit, 1.jpg|thumb|Magnetic survey of India and High Asia, by Hermann, Adolphe, and Robert de Schlagintweit]] ...ünski''',{{Needs IPA|lang=de}} was a German [[List of explorers|explorer]] of [[Central Asia]]. Brothers Hermann, [[Adolf Schlagintweit|Adolph]] and [[R ...

| death_place = [[Annapurna]], Nepal | known_for = First person to complete the [[Explorers Grand Slam|True Explorers Grand Slam]] ...

...experiences in two books: ''In the Forbidden Land'' (1898) and ''Tibet and Nepal'' (1905). ...A journey to the Philippine Islands resulted in another book: ''The Gems of the East'' (1904). ...

...nable enthusiasm, legendary [[training]] routines, and significant ascents of [[Rock climbing|rock climbs]], [[Ice Climber|ice climbs]], and mountains al ...tp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/471341.stm|title=BBC News - World - Cyber reports of mountain tragedy|website=news.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=6 May 2018}}</ref> ...

| occupation = [[List of explorers|Asian explorer]] ...021726|quote=The pundit Nain Singh, the first surveyor to fix the location of the Tibetan capital, traveled on foot from Sikkim to Lhasa and then all ove ...

...scientist, [[alpinist]] and technologist. He is also known as the captain of the primary Japanese [[Antarctica]] wintering party. ..., and he was entrusted from [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] this guide. A photo remains. [http://www.shigahochi.co.jp ...

| birth_place = [[Illinois]], [[United States of America|USA]] ...niversity]] & [[University of the West of England]] (PhD)<br> [[University of Montana]] (BSW)<br>[[Missoula College|Missoula Vocational Technical College ...

...trekking" in [[Nepal]]. His exploratory activities are comparable to those of [[Eric Shipton]] and [[Bill Tilman]]. ...ompany, accompanied only by his Gurkhas. In this he was the true successor of the legendary [[Alexander Kellas|Dr. A. M. Kellas]] who had climbed in the ...

...a Maillart.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ella Maillart, one of the great travelers of the 20th century]] ...etitor and finished ninth out of 17. At this time she was also the captain of the Swiss Women's [[field hockey]] team and was an international skier. <re ...

...-of-the-world.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2013|title=On top of the World|work=The Telegraph|date=14 June 2005|access-date=31 March 2011}}< ...e at [[Bristol University]],<ref name="times"/> where he was also a member of Bristol University [[Officer Training Corps]]. He has since been commission ...

[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''Harold William Tilman''', [[Commander of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Military C ...the Moon" [[Rwenzori Mountains|Ruwenzori]], Shipton and Tilman formed one of the most famed partnerships in mountaineering history. When it came time to ...

...are still unreliable. There are no comprehensive records of the routes of explorers, mountaineers, and local inhabitants. In some cases, even modern ascents by ...ur religions: [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Bon]]. Because of its status as a [[Sacred_mountains|sacred mountain]] there are annual pilgr ...

| awards = [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] ...st=Jessamy |date=5 December 2015 |title=Col John Blashford-Snell: the last of the great adventurers |url=http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/john- ...

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 1973 | education = American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC, 1974 ...