Arnold Lunn

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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.

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April 18 - 1888 - Madras - 1974 - London - England - Skier - Mountaineer - Henry Simpson Lunn - Methodist - Lunn Poly - Swiss Alps - Thomas Cook - Slalom skiing - Hannes Schneider - Arlberg Kandahar Challenge Cup - Lord Roberts of Kandahar

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He attended Balliol College, University of Oxford, and while he was there, founded the Oxford University Mountaineering Club.

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Balliol College - University of Oxford - Oxford University Mountaineering Club

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His writings include:

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• The Mountains of Youth, 1924.
• Switzerland and the English, 1944.
• Mountains and Memory, 1948.
• The Kandahar-Story, 1969.