John Travers Mends Gibson OBE (3 March 1908 – 23 October 1994) was an English schoolmaster, scholar, academic and a distinguished British Himalayan mountaineer.

[1] In 1929, he began his career as a professor in Chillon College, Switzerland, responsible for teaching pupils History and winter sports.

[1] When the college suffered due to economic downturn, Gibson went on to teach at Ripon Grammar School.

He took a brief leave while at Doon to fight in the Second World War for the Royal Indian Naval Reserve.

As Principal, he gave a concrete shape to the academic and extra-curricular activities there and was fondly remembered by all, more so by the cadets undergoing training.