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William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer from Carleton, North Yorkshire. Born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave, Yorkshire, Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell in love with the country. He has been called the discoverer of the Norwegian mountains, and the father of Norwegian mountaineering (insofar as he seems to be the first who actively pursued climbing in Norway and was the first person on several mountains). Together with Norway's early skilled mountain climber Kristian Bing (1862–1935), he is considered to have been a pioneer explorer of Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe.

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  • William Cecil Slingsby (de)
  • William Cecil Slingsby (fr)
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  • William Cecil Slingsby (* 1849 in , North Yorkshire, England; † 23. August 1929 in , West Sussex, England) war ein englischer Bergsteiger. Er gilt als einer der Pioniere des Alpinismus in Norwegen und war Erstbesteiger mehrerer norwegischer Berge. Gemeinsam mit dem norwegischen Bergsteiger (1862–1935) erkundete er den Jostedalsbreen, den größten Gletscher auf dem europäischen Festland. Seine Touren und Erkundungen fasste er in dem 1904 erschienenen Bergsteigerbuch Norway: the Northern Playground zusammen. Slingsby war Ehrenmitglied des norwegischen Alpinvereins Norsk Tindeklub sowie des DNT. (de)
  • William Cecil Slingsby (25 mai 1849 - 26 août 1929) est un alpiniste anglais très important pour le développement du sport en Norvège. Il visite la Norvège pour la première fois en 1872 et s'éprend immédiatement du pays, qu'il visite 21 fois jusqu'en 1921. Durant cette période, il réalise une cinquantaine de premières ascensions, en particulier celle de Storen (2 405 m), troisième plus haut sommet de Norvège et considéré comme impossible jusque là. Il finit l'ascension seul et inspire toute la nation. Il est aussi l'un des pionniers du ski de montagne grâce à son expédition en hiver 1880 à Keisarpasset, près de Fannaråki. (fr)
  • William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer from Carleton, North Yorkshire. Born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave, Yorkshire, Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell in love with the country. He has been called the discoverer of the Norwegian mountains, and the father of Norwegian mountaineering (insofar as he seems to be the first who actively pursued climbing in Norway and was the first person on several mountains). Together with Norway's early skilled mountain climber Kristian Bing (1862–1935), he is considered to have been a pioneer explorer of Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe. (en)
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  • William Cecil Slingsby (* 1849 in , North Yorkshire, England; † 23. August 1929 in , West Sussex, England) war ein englischer Bergsteiger. Er gilt als einer der Pioniere des Alpinismus in Norwegen und war Erstbesteiger mehrerer norwegischer Berge. Gemeinsam mit dem norwegischen Bergsteiger (1862–1935) erkundete er den Jostedalsbreen, den größten Gletscher auf dem europäischen Festland. Am bekanntesten dürfte Slingsby für die Erstbesteigung des Store Skagastølstind (2405 m) im Jahre 1876 sein. Bis dahin galt die Besteigung von Norwegens drittgrößtem Berg als unmöglich. Seine Überquerung des Keiser Passes (1.550 m) auf Skiern trug 1880 zur Popularisierung des Skibergsteigens bei. Seine Touren und Erkundungen fasste er in dem 1904 erschienenen Bergsteigerbuch Norway: the Northern Playground zusammen. Slingsby war Ehrenmitglied des norwegischen Alpinvereins Norsk Tindeklub sowie des DNT. William Cecil Slingsby hatte fünf Kinder. Seine jüngste Tochter, , wurde selber eine begeisterte Bergsteigerin und Mitbegründerin des britischen Klettervereins für Frauen . (de)
  • William Cecil Slingsby (25 mai 1849 - 26 août 1929) est un alpiniste anglais très important pour le développement du sport en Norvège. Il visite la Norvège pour la première fois en 1872 et s'éprend immédiatement du pays, qu'il visite 21 fois jusqu'en 1921. Durant cette période, il réalise une cinquantaine de premières ascensions, en particulier celle de Storen (2 405 m), troisième plus haut sommet de Norvège et considéré comme impossible jusque là. Il finit l'ascension seul et inspire toute la nation. Il est aussi l'un des pionniers du ski de montagne grâce à son expédition en hiver 1880 à Keisarpasset, près de Fannaråki. Son livre, Norway: the Northern Playground, publié pour la première fois en 1904, contribue à populariser la Norvège. (fr)
  • William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) was an English mountain climber and alpine explorer from Carleton, North Yorkshire. Born in Bell Busk, near Gargrave, Yorkshire, Slingsby first visited Norway in 1872 and fell in love with the country. He has been called the discoverer of the Norwegian mountains, and the father of Norwegian mountaineering (insofar as he seems to be the first who actively pursued climbing in Norway and was the first person on several mountains). Together with Norway's early skilled mountain climber Kristian Bing (1862–1935), he is considered to have been a pioneer explorer of Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe. Slingsby is perhaps most famous for being the first on "Storen", or Store Skagastølstind (7,890 feet (2,405 m) in 1876, the third highest mountain in Norway. It was considered impossible to climb then, but Slingsby defied popular notion and climbed the mountain, for the last part alone. Slingsby also attempted to climb the 1392 metres tall and highly steep Stetind in Narvik, but his attempt ended up as a failure, as he never made it to the peak of the mountain. Slingsby would later describe this mountain as the ugliest one he had ever seen. His crossing of the 5,800-foot (1,800 m) Keiser Pass, Norway, on skis in 1880 also helped inspire the sport of ski mountaineering. He also spoke and wrote strongly about several other mountains for example Slogen. His classic book on climbing in Norway, Norway: the Northern Playground, was first published in 1904 and republished in 1941. A new edition was released in 2003. The latest edition was published in March 2014. Slingsby was an honorary member of Norsk Tindeklub and of the Norwegian Trekking Association. He had five children; the youngest, Eleanor Winthrop Young, was herself a climber and a co-founder of the Pinnacle Club, a women's climbing association. Cecil died on 23 August 1929 in a nursing home at Hurstpierpoint, in East Sussex. He is buried in the churchyard at Carleton-in-Craven. (en)
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