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Papers of Flight Lieutenant Ted Atkins

Catalogue reference: ATK

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This record is about the Papers of Flight Lieutenant Ted Atkins dating from c2005.

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Reference
ATK
Title
Papers of Flight Lieutenant Ted Atkins
Date
c2005
Description

Personal account of an Everest summit, May 2004. Ted Atkins used his home made oxygen system and was aided by Mingma, a Sherpa

Note
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Related material

<span class="wrapper"><p>Records of the Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island (JSE/1-2) are also held by the Mountain Heritage Trust.</p> <p>Records of other Mount Everest Expeditions are held at the Royal Geographical Society</p></span>

Held by
Mountain Heritage Trust
Language
English
Physical description
1 folder
Access conditions

This collection is open for consultation. Readers are advised to contact the Mountain Heritage Trust in advance of their visit in order to make an appointment

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Robin Ashcroft

Custodial history

Given to Robin Ashcroft, Manager of the National Mountaineering Exhibition, Rheged by Flight Lieutenant Ted Atkins

Administrative / biographical background

Ted Atkins, an engineer by profession, joined the RAF's Mountain Rescue Service in 1979, leading the first RAF ascent of the North Face of the Eiger. In 1983 Atkins made his first visit to the Himalayas. He was a member of an eighteen month Joint Services Expedition to Brabant Island, Antartica. He was involved in an unsuccessful attempt on Mount Everest (West Ridge) with the Joint Services Everest Expedition in 1988. He led the successful RAF Mountain Rescue Expedition to Mount Everest (North East Ridge) in 2001

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9423be83-0cf3-433e-9739-7157f76d698f/

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Papers of Flight Lieutenant Ted Atkins