Tyssen-Gee Robert

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Biografie:
Robert Tyssen-Gee 1910-1983
Robert Tyssen-Gee was elected to membership of the Club in 1952, having started climbing in the Alps in 1933. He climbed in all the main areas of the Alps as well as in the United Kingdom and in Ireland.
Although Robert enjoyed his climbing, his interest in nature went far beyond the pleasures of the ascent. He had a consuming interest in meteorology, glaciology and natural history. At the time of his election to the Club he was already a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Member of the British Glaciological Society.
Robert did not confine his attention to the Alps and the domestic hills. 1936 found him climbing in Norway whilst in 1944 and 1945 he made various long treks in Iceland as well as ascending most of the major peaks. In 1950 he was in South Africa and climbed in the Drakensberg.
In 1974 Robert visited the Antarctic. Although this was an occasion for nature study and sightseeing rather than climbing, he made landings at various points, including Deception Island and Hope Bay in the Weddell Sea. On the return journey he spent several days in the Falkland Islands. On another occasion Robert's travels took him to the Galapagos Islands.
In addition to the Alpine Club, Robert had been a member of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club since 1934 and was also a member of the Swiss Alpine Club and of the ABMSAC for many years.
Robert was a Chartered Accountant by profession and was always ready to place his expertise at the service of the Clubs to which he belonged. He was an Hon. Auditor of the Alpine Club at the time of his death and for many years he was Hon. Treasurer and Secretary of the London Section of the FRCC. He was Hon. Auditor to the ABMSAC from 1957 to 1967.
Robert did not aspire to high grade technical climbs but he had a great love of and interest in the hills. His enthusiasm for the wonders of nature never left him. He was thorough in everything he did and his friendly and modest manner was coupled with considerable determination.
Maurice Bennett
Quelle: Alpine Journal Volume 89, 1984, Seite 271-272


Geboren am:
1910
Gestorben am:
1983