Dorothea Gravina | Climbing History

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From	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth	5th Apr 1905
Date of death	1st Jul 1990
Age	85 years old
Gender	Female
Groups
Pinnacle Club	President 1963–1966 Vice-President 1966–1967-1969 Secretary 1959-1960–1961-1962 Member 1951-1958–1959-1960

British mountaineer (née Briggs), possibly the first woman to climb Kilimanjaro, who took over the leadership of the 1959 women's expedition to Cho Oyu. She joined the Pinnacle Club in 1956, aged 51, and was its secretary, president from 1963 and vice-president. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Gravina

[2] Obituary in Pinnacle Club Journal No. 21, 1988-1990 /library/9594/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-21-1988-1990

[3] Pinnacle Club Journal No. 22, 1991-1993 /library/9588/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-22-1991-1993

[4] Pinnacle Club Journal No. 12, 1965-1966 /library/9592/the-pinnacle-club-journal-no.-12-1965-1966

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Quick Info

From	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth	5th Apr 1905
Date of death	1st Jul 1990
Age	85 years old
Gender	Female
Groups
Pinnacle Club	President 1963–1966 Vice-President 1966–1967-1969 Secretary 1959-1960–1961-1962 Member 1951-1958–1959-1960