Roderick Syme

Roderick Syme MBE (24 February 1900 – 2 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist and alpine sports administrator.

In 1931, he climbed a new ridge route on Mount Tasman.

In 1931, he also won the New Zealand long-distance skiing championship.

[1] 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.

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