Charles Francis Meade
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Charles Francis Meade was an English
mountaineer and author.
and Caroline Georgiana Grenfell. His mother died shortly after his birth and his father before he reached the age of 17.
and the Himalayas
, often accompanied by his guide, Pierre Blanc (d. 1966). In particular, he made a number of early attempts on Kamet
, camping overnight in 1913 at Meade’s Col, at a height of 7,138 metres. He was an original member of the Mount Everest Committee
. Meade Nunatak
, a hill in the Antarctic
, is also named after him.
Meade also invented the Meade tent, a design which was extensively used by other climbers for a number of years,.
(later Earl of Midleton), by whom he had three daughters and a son. They lived in Wales
, at Pen-y-Lan, near Meifod
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
mountaineer and author.
Origins
Born in England , Meade was the only surviving child of the Hon. Sir Robert Henry MeadeRobert Henry Meade
Sir Robert Henry Meade GCB was a British civil servant and the Head of the Colonial Office between 1892 and 1897.Meade was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam and Lady Elizabeth Herbert...
and Caroline Georgiana Grenfell. His mother died shortly after his birth and his father before he reached the age of 17.
Climbing
Meade climbed extensively in the AlpsAlps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
and the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
, often accompanied by his guide, Pierre Blanc (d. 1966). In particular, he made a number of early attempts on Kamet
Kamet
Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India, after Nanda Devi. It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, close to the border with Tibet. It is the third highest mountain in India Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India, after Nanda Devi....
, camping overnight in 1913 at Meade’s Col, at a height of 7,138 metres. He was an original member of the Mount Everest Committee
Mount Everest Committee
The Mount Everest Committee was a body formed by the Alpine Club and the Royal Geographical Society to co-ordinate and finance the 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition to Mount Everest and all subsequent British expeditions to climb the mountain until 1947...
. Meade Nunatak
Meade Nunatak
Meade Nunatak is a nunatak 3 miles north of Blanchard Hill, rising to 990 m in the Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey , 1968-71...
, a hill in the Antarctic
Antarctic
The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
, is also named after him.
Meade also invented the Meade tent, a design which was extensively used by other climbers for a number of years,.
Personal life
Meade married Aileen Hilda Brodrick, the daughter of St.John BrodrickSt John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
William St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, KP, PC , known as St John Brodrick until 1907 and as The Viscount Midleton between 1907 and 1920, was a British Conservative Party politician....
(later Earl of Midleton), by whom he had three daughters and a son. They lived in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, at Pen-y-Lan, near Meifod
Meifod
Meifod is a small village 7 miles north-west of Welshpool in Powys, mid Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy. The River Banwy has a confluence with the Vyrnwy approximately two miles to the west of the village....
.
Publications
- Approach to the Hills (John MurrayJohn Murray (publisher)John Murray is an English publisher, renowned for the authors it has published in its history, including Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, and Charles Darwin...
, London, 1940) - High Mountains (Harvill, London, 1954)