George Lowe

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George Lowe was a New Zealand mountaineer best known for his key supporting role in the successful 1953 ascent of Mount Everest alongside Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

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instanceOf human
mountaineer
awardReceived Polar Medal NERFINISHED
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal NERFINISHED
climbedWith Edmund Hillary NERFINISHED
Edmund Hillary on the Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED
Vivian Fuchs NERFINISHED
coAuthorOf "Because It Is There" NERFINISHED
"From Everest to the South Pole" NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
educatedAt Hastings High School NERFINISHED
Wellington Teachers’ Training College NERFINISHED
expeditionRole filmmaker for the 1953 Everest expedition
support climber
familyName Lowe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork mountaineering
polar exploration
givenName George NERFINISHED
memberOf 1953 British Mount Everest expedition team NERFINISHED
name George Lowe NERFINISHED
nationality New Zealander
notableFor supporting role in the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
occupation explorer
mountaineer
schoolteacher
participantIn 1953 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED
Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Hastings, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ripley, Derbyshire, England NERFINISHED
producedWork expedition film footage used in the documentary "The Conquest of Everest"
spouse Susan Hunt NERFINISHED

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