Don Whillans

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mountaineer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Mountaineering_Council
gptkbp:awards Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-01-12
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2018-04-12
gptkbp:famousFor first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna
expeditions in the 1950s and 1960s
climbing_in_the_Himalayas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Don Whillans
gptkbp:influenced future generations of climbers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Mallory
gptkbp:knownFor climbing
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for climbers
pioneering_climbs_in_the_Himalayas
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature Annapurna
K2
Everest
gptkbp:occupation author
climber
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkbp:spouse Maggie_Whillans