Henning Tønsberg
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Henning Heyerdahl Tønsberg jr. (1907–1987) was a Norwegian mountain climber, photographer, ski jumper and pharmacist.
As a ski jumper, he won the competition in Solbergbakken, Hannibalbakken and the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1927. He won Galdhøpiggrennet in 1934.[1] In June 1936, he participated the expedition to recover three bodies from Lihesten after the Havørn Accident.[2] On 22 August, Schlytter and three others in the expedition were awarded the Medal for Heroic Deeds.[3] He was president of Norsk Tindeklub from 1948 to 1952. He became director of Løvens Kemiske Fabrikk from 1963.