MOUNT EVEREST - The First Expedition of 1921 (Illustrated Edition)
Account of the Reconnaissance Expedition to HimalayasBy Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Length13h 2m
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The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoiter possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary to descend to the East Rongbuk Glacier before climbing again to Everest's North Col. Initially the expedition explored from the north and discovered the main Rongbuk Glacier, only to find that it seemed to provide no likely routes to the summit. However, at the time it was not realised that the East Rongbuk glacier actually flowed into the Rongbuk glacier – it was thought it descended away to the east. As a reconnaissance the expedition was a success because it determined that a good route might be to approach the East Rongbuk glacier via the Rongbuk glacier, and then follow the North Col route to the summit.
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GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 2 mins
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Publish dateNov 9, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
16CHAPTER XII THE NORTHERN APPROACH
2INTRODUCTION
17CHAPTER XIII THE NORTHERN APPROACH—continued
3THE NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION
18CHAPTER XIV THE EASTERN APPROACH
4CHAPTER I FROM DARJEELING THROUGH SIKKIM
19CHAPTER XV THE ASSAULT
5CHAPTER II THE CHUMBI VALLEY AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
20CHAPTER XVI WEATHER AND CONDITION OF SNOW
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6CHAPTER III FROM KHAMBA DZONG THROUGH UNKNOWN COUNTRY TO TINGRI
21CHAPTER XVII THE ROUTE TO THE SUMMIT
7CHAPTER IV TINGRI AND THE COUNTRY TO THE SOUTH
22NATURAL HISTORY
8CHAPTER V THE SEARCH FOR KHARTA
23CHAPTER XVIII AN EXCURSION TO NYENYAM AND LAPCHE KANG
9CHAPTER VI THE MOVE TO KHARTA
24CHAPTER XIX NATURAL HISTORY NOTES
10CHAPTER VII THE KAMA VALLEY
25CHAPTER XX AN APPRECIATION OF THE RECONNAISSANCE By Professor NORMAN COLLIE, F.R.S. President of the Alpine Club
11CHAPTER VIII THE UPPER KHARTA VALLEY AND THE 20,000 FOOT CAMP
26APPENDIX I: THE SURVEY By Major H. T. MORSHEAD, D.S.O.
12CHAPTER IX THE RETURN TO KHARTA BY THE KAMA VALLEY
27APPENDIX II: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY By Major E. O. WHEELER, M.C.
13CHAPTER X THE RETURN JOURNEY TO PHARI
28APPENDIX IV: THE SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT By A. R. HINKS, F.R.S., Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.
14CHAPTER XI BACK TO CIVILISATION
29APPENDIX V: MAMMALS, BIRDS AND PLANTS COLLECTED BY THE EXPEDITION By A. F. R. WOLLASTON
15THE RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN
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