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Sir '''Arnold Lunn''' (* April 18, 1888 in [[Madras]], India; † 1974 in [[London]], [[England]], famous skier, mountaineer and writer. The son of Methodists, his father [[Henry Simpson Lunn]] (1859-1939, founder of Lunn's Travel agency that would become [[Lunn Poly]]) encouraged tourism in the Swiss Alps in the tradition of [[Thomas Cook]]s famous travel agency |
Sir '''Arnold Lunn''' (* April 18, 1888 in [[Madras]], India; † 1974 in [[London]], [[England]], famous skier, mountaineer and writer. The son of Methodists, his father [[Henry Simpson Lunn]] (1859-1939, founder of Lunn's Travel agency that would become [[Lunn Poly]]) encouraged tourism in the Swiss Alps in the tradition of [[Thomas Cook]]s famous travel agency in the early 20th century. Introduced to skiing by his father, Arnold Lunn became a renowed skier and invented the [[slalom]] skiing race in 1922. He also invented the famous [[Kandahar Challenge Cup]] in honour of [[Lord Roberts of Kandahar]]. |
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Sir Arnold Lunn (* April 18, 1888 in Madras, India; † 1974 in London, England, famous skier, mountaineer and writer. The son of Methodists, his father Henry Simpson Lunn (1859-1939, founder of Lunn's Travel agency that would become Lunn Poly) encouraged tourism in the Swiss Alps in the tradition of Thomas Cooks famous travel agency in the early 20th century. Introduced to skiing by his father, Arnold Lunn became a renowed skier and invented the slalom skiing race in 1922. He also invented the famous Kandahar Challenge Cup in honour of Lord Roberts of Kandahar.
His writings include:
- The Mountains of Youth, 1924.
- Switzerland and the English, 1944.
- Mountains and Memory, 1948.
- The Kandahar-Story, 1969.