september august english businessman played cricket rugby county began climbing mountains fox family wellington somerset partner family business prominent textile manufacturer fox played financed cricket rugby somerset played cricket remained vice president club death founded administrator captain retiring rugby player continued umpire started years known mountain climbing community regarded alpine explorer travelled russian_empire bid ones climb pair swiss guides died accident expedition early life sporting exploits born september second son educated family owned partner founded years later honorary secretary treasurer captain somerset county rugby football team formation captain playing quarter remained secretary treasurer retiring game continued umpire fox appeared final match game somerset yorkshire rugby fox played cricket county appearing match wiltshire tended play lower order batsmen county highest score county cricket runs kent prior somerset elevation class status june somerset team competed class cricket time losing innings runs lancashire fox scored runs innings bowl class appearances season appear somerset business engagements scored sixteen runs class matches somerset average retiring player fox continued provide financial support cricket club remained vice president death fox keen having started mountain climbing joined following year received training initially according article times regarded peers great skill daring experienced alpine climbed guides ascending fashion guides climbed toughest mountains alps death mountains fox left wellington late july mountains russian_empire joining aiming scale mountains region scaled started forced return home ill health leaving attempt climb swiss guides initial plan climb northern slopes mountain final ascent western rock wall western slopes prevented changed plans attack mountain east planned meet south east mountain missed meeting message sent reporting missing times reported october fox guides suffered accident led certain loss lives multiple searches carried including direct order evidence found russians recover items base camp including fox diary russian authorities possibly political reasons claimed climbing party probably georgia murdered local population rebelled russians long led expedition search area unable find remains discover feet pass glaciers recovered number personal items camp found light climbing gear rope ice axes camera missing search party concluded fox continued climb intending return fallen navigating narrow ridge higher mountain fall thousands feet winter snow covered bodies despite conducting search valley floor bodies recovered purposes fox death recorded 30th august place unknown value personal estate married children estate shared eldest brother sisters sarah anna alice cricket pavilion erected memory somerset mountain canada named honour
Harry Fox (sportsman)