Michael Ward (mountaineer)
Michael Ward (1925-2005) was an English surgeon and an expedition doctor on the 1953 first ascent of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.[1] He argued that the conquest of the mountain was a victory for science since doctors had finally figured out how to cope with the physiological effects of high altitude.[2] His archive discoveries a few years earlier helped to make the ascent to the summit possible.[3] He was a pioneer in high altitude medicine. He wrote numerous books including Everest: A Thousand Years of Exploration.[4]
References
- ^ Perrin, Jim. "Michael Ward". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. "Michael Ward, 80; Assisted in Everest Climb". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Fox, Margalit. "Michael Ward, 80, Doctor on '53 Everest Climb, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Rodway, George W.; Windsor, Jeremy S. "Pioneer of the High Realm : Michael Ward". The Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2018.