About Geoff Hill
Lived 1941 – 1967 (aged 25–26). Geoff Hill was an Australian mountaineer.
Geoffrey Leonard Hill (1941 – 25 October 1967) was an Australian mountaineer. He was the first (along with Colin Pritchard) to climb the 6451m peak Papsura in the Himachal Pradesh state of India on 3 June 1967.
The eldest of five children, Hill developed mountaineering skills in New Zealand, before going to India to work as an architect.
In October 1967, Hill was part of a small party attempting Mukarbeh (6069m), also in the Kullu district. On the thirteenth day of the expedition the weather turned against them, and Hill, Indian climber Suresh Kumar and Sherpa Pembar died when their tent was buried by heavy snowfall in a blizzard. He is buried at the Lady Willingdon Memorial Hospital in Manali
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Geoff Hill?
Australian mountain climber
When was Geoff Hill born?
Geoff Hill was born in 1941.
When did Geoff Hill die?
Geoff Hill died on 25 October 1967.
What was Geoff Hill's occupation?
Geoff Hill was a mountaineer.
What nationality was Geoff Hill?
Geoff Hill was Australian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Geoff Hill (mountaineer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Geoff Hill. https://biography.guide/geoff-hill/
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