Talk:Freddie Spencer Chapman

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This is interesting but poorly written. As soon as I have time, if someone else hasn't done so first, I'm going to rewrite it with attractive language.

I have to say I agree with the above. I had understood that he took his own life, with a revolver, because he could not stand to be a burden to others. I have always admired him, blackly, for this ultimate act of stoicism.

Fell Run The point of the "fell Run" was, Starting in Keswick, to climb as many Lakeland peaks in 24 hours, finnishing in Keswick; his time of 25 hours thus voided his attempt. The record for the number of peaks was held for many years by Bob Graham - hence the "Bob Graham Round". This is outlined in his book "Helvelyn to Himalaya"

Publications "Helvelyn to Himalaya"

"Northern Lights - The Official Account of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-1931" Pub. Chatto & Windus, London, 1934.

"Lhasa the Forbidden City"

"The Jungle is Neutral"

Can I just say - What an astounding man. He managed to do more in one life than several men could accomplish. Surely worthy of a film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.86.71.241 (talk) 14:13, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Edits of page

I agree that this page needs work, especially some citations about why he or the Chinese did some things. I cleaned up the grammar somewhat but it still needs work. I just finished reading The Jungle is Neutral and looked to see if there was a page on Chapman and was delighted to find it. However, I am not interested in doing a major rewrite.

I deleted one instance of "Spencer-Chapman" as the book (which he wrote) has no hyphen in the author's name. I instead wrote just 'Chapman.' I also deleted words to the effect that he left his boots behind when he escaped from the Japanese. I looked it up in the book and he wrote that several days after he escaped, he put his "shoes back on." He originally went barefoot in his escape so that he could not be traced by his very English soles. In addition, although he slept between two Japanese soldiers in a tent, there were are least three Japanese guards outside the tent. So I deleted the text stating the Japanese were all asleep. Extraordinary adventure! Thomas R. Fasulo (talk) 03:23, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Suicide

The article uses the term 'committed suicide'. This term 'committed' refers to suicide as a crime liable to prosecution. Suicide was decriminalised in England and Wales in 1961, therefore another term should be used as when F. Spencer Chapman died, no crime was committed. 2A02:C7E:3AF0:8600:957D:CD7:567C:A03A (talk) 08:59, 11 October 2022 (UTC)