In reply to Trangia:
I did - he was indeed a character. Very old school - a real gent. Very into bagging big game in his youth - on one occasion, the big game ( a tiger) decided it had had enough and went for him.
Thereafter, it occupied a spot in a glass case just inside the entrance to his home.
One of his sons was also an active mountaineer while in the army.
On one occasion, I was hanging around in Snell's field and one of the lads wandered up -
"Did you see your cousin in the Alepenstock last night?"
"No! Shit. I don't know what he looks like - I was only 6 when I saw him last!"
"Oh! If I'd known, I'd have introduced you!"
We both thought this was hilarious.
I still do.
I still haven't met him (since I was 6)
Oh, and my great uncle also climbed with Frank Smythe.
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