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Eric Shipton is born

Eric Shipton is born
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Date: 01/08/1907

On 1 August 1907, Eric Earle Shipton, a British explorer and mountaineer, was born in Hatton, in what is now Sri Lanka. He undertook numerous adventures outside Europe and made important exploratory ascents in Africa and Asia, including Kamet (7,756 m).

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