Henning Heyerdahl Tønsberg jr. (1907–1987) was a Norwegian

mountain climber Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, ...

, photographer,

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

and

pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

. As a ski jumper, he won the competition in Solbergbakken, Hannibalbakken and the

Holmenkollen Ski Festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ...

in 1927. He won Galdhøpiggrennet in 1934. In June 1936, he participated the expedition to recover three bodies from

Lihesten Lihesten or Lifjellet is a tall mountain in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain lies on a small peninsula between the Hyllestadfjorden and the Sognefjorden and it is the highest point in the municipality. The villag ...

after the ''Havørn'' Accident. On 22 August, Schlytter and three others in the expedition were awarded the

Medal for Heroic Deeds The Medal for Heroic Deeds was instituted in Norway by royal resolution on 19 August 1885 and is awarded for honorable actions in saving lives or a comparable act. There were originally three classes, but from 1905 in Norway#Overview, 1905 the meda ...

.Nordstrand (2006): 92 He was president of

Norsk Tindeklub Norsk Tindeklub is a Norwegian mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing ...

from 1948 to 1952. He became director of Løvens Kemiske Fabrikk from 1963.

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;Bibliography * ;Notes Norwegian mountain climbers 20th-century Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian male ski jumpers Norwegian photographers 1907 births 1987 deaths Recipients of the Norwegian Medal for Heroic Deeds Norwegian pharmacists Norwegian magazine founders {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub