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Let's face it, anon. You will never be as /out/ as major William "Bill" Tilman.
>At the age of 18 he commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery and fought in First World War, including the Battle of the Somme, where he somehow survived trench fighting, poison gas attacks and endless machinegun fire, and was decorated twice for bravery
>After the war he went to Kenya to start a coffee farm where he climbed Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and explored the Ruwenzori Mountains.
>When he grew tired of being a coffee farmer he cycled across Africa, embarked for England and left for the Himalayas where he conducted lightweight, shoe-string budget groundbreaking expeditions.
>Was the first man to ever pentetrate the illustrious Nanda Devi Sanctuary, possibly the greatest feat of mountain exploration in history, after which he climbed Nanda Devi, which was the highest mountain to ever be summited at that time, whereby he set a mountaineering record that lasted for more than a decade.
>Was involved in multiple pioneering Everest expeditions that laid the groundwork for the John Hunt expedition that put Hillary and Norgay on the summit.
>Explored Rakaposhi, Muztagh Ata and travelled across Afghanistan in search of the source of the ancient Oxus river
>Despite being a middle-aged man, he volunteered for service in the Second World War. He saw action in Dunkirk, North Africa, Iraq, Iran, after which he was parachuted into Albania where he conducted operations behind enemy lines and came to the aid of Italian partisans.
>When the war was over he travelled to Nepal, which had finally opened its doors to foreigners, and explored uncharted corners of the Himalayas.
