Roderick Syme

Roderick Syme MBE (24 February 1900 – 2 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist and alpine sports administrator. He was born in Hāwera, New Zealand, in 1900. In 1931, he climbed a new ridge route on Mount Tasman. The ridge now bears Syme's name. In 1931, he also won the New Zealand long-distance skiing championship.[1]

In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, Syme was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services as an agricultural instructor and in fostering mountaineering.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lambert, Ron. "Roderick Syme". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 40499". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3303.


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