| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1869 |
| Date of death | Oct 1960 |
| Age | between 90 and 91 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Groups | |
| The Rucksack Club |
President 1924–1926 Vice-President 1929–1930 Member 1918–1921 Member 1922–1924 Member 1926–1929 Member 1930–1933 Member 1934–1937 Member 1938–1940 Member 1941–1943 |
Eustace Thomas was an electrical engineer, a partner in Bertram Thomas (Engineers) Ltd of Manchester, who joined the Rucksack Club in 1909 and was its president from 1924. He extended the Lake District fell record in the early 1920s and in 1928 became the first Englishman to complete the list of Alpine 4000-metre peaks, climbing with Joseph Knubel. He was also involved in the 1930s in developing mountain rescue equipment. [1] [2]
[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1961 /library/7725/rucksack-club-journal-1961
[2] Article by Steve Dean in Rucksack Club Journal 2002 /library/7692/rucksack-club-journal-2002
| From | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth | 1869 |
| Date of death | Oct 1960 |
| Age | between 90 and 91 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Groups | |
| The Rucksack Club |
President 1924–1926 Vice-President 1929–1930 Member 1918–1921 Member 1922–1924 Member 1926–1929 Member 1930–1933 Member 1934–1937 Member 1938–1940 Member 1941–1943 |
Eustace Thomas was an electrical engineer, a partner in Bertram Thomas (Engineers) Ltd of Manchester, who joined the Rucksack Club in 1909 and was its president from 1924. He extended the Lake District fell record in the early 1920s and in 1928 became the first Englishman to complete the list of Alpine 4000-metre peaks, climbing with Joseph Knubel. He was also involved in the 1930s in developing mountain rescue equipment. [1] [2]
[1] Obituary in Rucksack Club Journal 1961 /library/7725/rucksack-club-journal-1961
[2] Article by Steve Dean in Rucksack Club Journal 2002 /library/7692/rucksack-club-journal-2002