01 January, 2012
Historical Highlights - Myles Bowen
J. Myles Bowen is the 2011 recipient of AAPG’s Pioneer Award. He was involved in various discoveries around the world, most notably Brent, Nelson and several other major North Sea finds. As a young man in Borneo in 1957 he was the first to climb King Edward’s Peak (13,480 feet) on Mount Kinabalu via what became known as Bowen’s Route. He now lives in retirement in Devon, England, with his wife, Margaret.