The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch - Climber, Scientist, Inventor by Robert Wainwright

The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life of George Ingle Finch - Climber, Scientist, Inventor by Robert WainwrightThe first full length biography of George Ingle Finch maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch. George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 he stood at the highest point on Everest, a feat not bettered for 30 years. He invented the predecessor to the puffer jacket and pioneered the use of

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