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Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1932, Page 4

Following on the report that another British expedition is to endeavour to scale Mount Everest in 1933, Sir Fran--1 cis Younghusband, who has bird a long experience of the Himalayas and Tibet, expresses the opinion that this fourth attempt will be successful. Everest must fall to man, it cannot escape its doom. iSir Francis, who ivas defeated in his .attempt to scale the world’s highest peaks years ago, points out/that the mountain cannot grow higher or employ new- weapons, but man can profit by his.experience. As General 'Bruce, who led' two attempts to-conquer Mount Everest, decided hot to undertake the leadership again, saying: that It was a young man’s job. Mr Hugh Rmttledge accepted an invitation' to become the leader of an expedition, Mr Ruttlsdge knows the Himalayas well He was formerly deputy commissioner of the Almora district in the Himalayas. .He will not, however,. take part in the final,attempt to reach the summit (29,141 ft., or more than miles above the sea). Mr Ruttledge will devote himself “to organising the transport of food and equipment from the basis camps to the advanced camp, at a height of 25,OOOft. or so, from which the final effort will he mdjde. These .supplies will be carried up by Gurkha and Bhotin porters. Mr Ruttledlgie’s knowledge of the language of the porters and of their habits will prove of great value. Mount Everest iis actually in Tibet. The permission of tlfe Dalai Lama for the ascent Ins been secured. One of the great difficulties of the climb is the vhst scale of the Him il ay as, and the long distances over which supplies to 'be carried. The first recounaisiance party was sent to Mount Everest in 1921. In 1922 a climbing party led by General Bruce, attacked the mountain from the Til'efinn side, and Messrs Mallory, Somerville, and Norton reached 26,800 ft. In 1924 ,a party, using oxygen, reached 27,200 ft. Messrs Mallory and Irvine were killed in a snowslide. As Mr E. S'. Slmythe puts ilt in his account of the ascent of Kamet (25,477 ft.), the real difficulty begins above 23,000 ft. And on Everest there is more than eOOCf.t. to climb after that.