Major Harold William "Bill" Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar (14 February 1898-1977) was an English mountaineer and explorer, famous for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages. Wikipedia
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Short and wiry in stature, Tilman was renowned for his fortitude on mountain expeditions high in the Himalaya, vast tracts of which he had helped pioneer, often shouldering loads equal to those of the tough little sherpas. Yet he was also something of an www.tilman.tv/
