Frank Smythe
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Frank Smythe (1900-1949) was a professional British mountaineer, known for his discovery of the Valley of Flowers in the Himalayas, now in the state of Uttaranchal, India. He attempted the Everest 3 times in the 1930s and equalled the height record in 1933. He died in 1949 in London two weeks before his 49th birthday.