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Sir Arnold Lunn (born April 18, 1888 in Madras, India; died 1974 in London, England) was a famous skier, mountaineer and writer. His father Henry Simpson Lunn (1859–1939, Methodist reverend and 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 initiated in collaboration with the Austrian skiing pioneer Hannes Schneider the famous Arlberg 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.

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+[[Image:Arnold Lunn memorial.jpg|thumb|200px|Memorial to Arnold Lunn in [[Mürren]], [[Switzerland]]. The text reads, "It was here in Mürren that Arnold Lunn set the first [[slalom skiing|slalom]] in 1922 and organised the first world championship in [[downhill]] and slalom racing in 1931."]]<!-- Note that the birthdate is given incorrectly as 1898 on the memorial. -->
-Sir '''Arnold Lunn''' (* April 18, [[1888]] in [[Madras]], India; † [[1974]] in [[London]], [[England]]) was a famous skier, mountaineer and writer. His father [[Henry Simpson Lunn]] (1859-1939, methodist reverend and 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 initiated in collaboration with the Austrian skiing pioneer [[Hannes Schneider]] the famous [[Arlberg Kandahar Challenge Cup]] in honour of [[Lord Roberts of Kandahar]].
+Sir '''Arnold Lunn''' (born [[April 18]], [[1888]] in [[Madras]], India; died [[1974]] in [[London]], [[England]]) was a famous [[skiing|skier]], [[mountaineering|mountaineer]] and writer. His father [[Henry Simpson Lunn]] (1859–1939, [[Methodism|Methodist]] reverend and 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 initiated in collaboration with the Austrian skiing pioneer [[Hannes Schneider]] the famous [[Arlberg Kandahar Challenge Cup]] in honour of [[Lord Roberts of Kandahar]].
-His writings include:
+His writings include:
 *''The Mountains of Youth'', 1924.
 *''Switzerland and the English'', 1944.