In 1950 Tom was a member of the first post war Himalayan Expedition and in 1952 was one of the first to explore the previously closed mountain ranges of Kathmandu.
He served in the Royal Artillery, and then worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey. He then received his call up papers for World War 2. Tom in turn took exception to that and left his employment. He was employed in the local co-op in Springburn and, perhaps fortuitously as it turned out, his employment came to a somewhat abrupt end after an incident of fooling around which his boss took exception to and told him off in front of the customers. As he grew older he discovered love for the country and nature, made accessible for him via his bike at weekends. He was born in Springburn in Glasgow on 29th December 1914 so he was actually a city boy.
Let’s begin with Tom who was a famous climber. One which stands out as a fairly recent one is that of the Weir family Tom Weir, his wife Rhona and his sister Molly. In this beautiful and peaceful graveyard, we have an eclectic mix of graves, ranging from historical to fairly recent.
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