Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Edward Henry Worsley, MBE (4 October 1960 – 24 January 2016) was a British explorer and British Army officer.
Jan 25, 2016 ˇ Explorer Henry Worsley has died after developing a serious infection as he tried to cross Antarctica unaided.
Henry Worsley
British explorer
Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Edward Henry Worsley, MBE was a British explorer and British Army officer. He was part of a 2009 expedition that retraced Ernest Shackleton's footsteps in the Antarctic.
Worsley died in 2016 while attempting to complete... Wikipedia
Born: October 4, 1960, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 24, 2016 (age 55 years), Punta Arenas, Chile
Children: 2
Spouse: Joanna Worsley (m. 1993–2016)
Parents: Richard Worsley and Sarah Anne Worsely
Commands: 2nd Royal Green Jackets
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Oct 31, 2018 ˇ At fifty-five, Henry Worsley began a solitary trek across Antarctica. It became a singular test of character. By David Grann.
Feb 12, 2018 ˇ In 1978, Henry Worsley graduated from Stowe. Though he burned to become a polar explorer, he enlisted in the Army. His mother, Sally, recently ...
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Jan 25, 2016 ˇ Henry Worsley, a 55-year-old British ex-army officer and veteran polar explorer, has died in his attempt to become the first person in history to cross the ...
Jan 25, 2016 ˇ Former army officer, 55, dies of organ failure after being airlifted from ice 71 days into attempt to cross continent unaided.
He was a formidable explorer: well-organised, determined and incredibly powerful – not one of those people who just goes off with a dream and not much of a plan ...
Oct 28, 2018 ˇ Henry Worsley aimed to walk in the footsteps of the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton by attempting something no one had ever done: a solo crossing of ...