Roderick Syme
Agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist, alpine sports administrator
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| Intro | Agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist, alpine sports administrator | ||
| Places | New Zealand | ||
| was | Mountaineer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 24 February 1900, Hāwera, New Zealand | ||
| Death | 2 May 1994 (aged 94 years) | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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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 Hawera, 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.
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.