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33: 198:, a method for estimating the amount of time it will take to walk a route according to its distance and elevation gain. According to the rule, a fit individual can walk roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) in an hour, with an additional hour for every 2,000 feet (610 m) of altitude gained. 179:; in 1896 he made the first winter ascent of the mountain's North-East Buttress; and in 1898 he ascended its Staircase Climb for the first time. He became the first to climb Crowberry Ridge of 371: 214:
for 27 years. He married Edith A.W. Barron in 1925 when he was 69 years old. He died on 27 September 1935 after falling ill suddenly, and was buried in his hometown of Hamilton.
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in 1896 by a route now known as Naismith's Route. He was also a proficient skier, and made the first recorded expedition on skis in Scottish history when he skied through the
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Naismith was the second of two children born to William Naismith, a physician, and Mary Anne Murray. He was raised in
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proposing the formation of a "Scottish Alpine Club". After receiving numerous responses, he and others founded the
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in 1884 led him to the belief that Scotland's mountains demanded the same level of respect as those in the
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in March 1889. Naismith, regarded as "the father of the club", was its first treasurer.
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Why People Get Lost: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Spatial Cognition
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Naismith began climbing seriously in the 1880s. His difficult ascent of
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in 1890. In 1895 he became the first person to explore a frozen-over
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throughout his career. In 1894 he was the first to climb (and name)
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Thompson, Simon (2010). "1865–1914: Gentlemen and Gymnasts".
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Naismith lived in Glasgow from 1905 onwards and attended the
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by fourteen. After school, he completed a degree in
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John MacKenzie
mountaineer
Scottish Mountaineering Club
Naismith's rule
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Gilbertfield House School
Scottish Highlands
Ben Lomond
Beinn Bhreac
accounting
University of Glasgow
Ben More
Alps
Glasgow Herald
Scottish Mountaineering Club
first ascents
Tower Ridge
Ben Nevis
Buachaille Etive Mòr
Campsie Fells
Loch Lomond
Naismith's rule
Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow
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