Robert Bates (mountaineer)
- Robert Bates (mountaineer)
Robert Hicks Bates (January 14 1911 – September 13 2007) was an American mountaineer, author and teacher, who is best remembered for his parts in the first ascent of Mount Lucania and the American expeditions to K2 in 1938 and 1953.
Early life
Bates was born in Philadelphia and was the son of William Bates, a classical scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.[cite book |title=K2 - The Savage Mountain|last=Houston|first=Charles S|authorlink= |coauthors=Bates, Robert H.|year=1954 |publisher=Mc-Graw-Hill Book Company Inc|location= |isbn=|pages= ] the latter being regarded as a mountaineering classic.][cite web |url=http://www.climbing.com/news/passages/bobbates/|title=Bob Bates Passes|accessdate=2008-03-30 |last=MacDonald|first=Dougald |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=www.climbing.com] He also wrote "Mystery, Beauty, and Danger", a study of mountaineering literature, [cite book |title=Mystery, Beauty, and Danger: The Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Published in England before 1946 |last=Bates|first=Robert H.|year=1997 |publisher=University Press of New England |location= |isbn=978-0914339915|pages= ] and "Mountain Man: The Story of Belmore Brown", the biography of an artist and explorer. [cite book |title=Mountain Man: The Story of Belmore Brown--Hunter, Explorer, Artist, Naturalist |last=Bates|first=Robert H.|year=1991 |publisher=Amwell Press|location= |isbn=|pages= ] His autobiography, "The Love of Mountains Is Best", was published in 1994. [cite book |title=The Love of Mountains Is Best: Climbs and Travels from K2 to Kathmandu|last=Bates|first=Robert H.|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=1994 |publisher=Peter E. Randall|location= |isbn=978-0914339502|pages=] ]Further reading
*cite book |title=Escape from Lucania : An Epic Story of Survival|last=Roberts|first=David|authorlink=David Roberts (climber) |coauthors=|year=2002 |publisher=Simon & Schuster|location= |isbn=978-0743224321
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