MOUNT EVEREST.
A DIFFICULT TASK. TO FIND BEST ROUTE. By Telegraph* —Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 24. A dispatch from the Everest expedition, dated Kharta, Sept. 1, states that, after fruitless reconnaisapces to find an approach, Messrs. BuTloek, Moorehead, and Mallory followed the Kharta valley towards the source of the river. They experienced the greatest difficulty in travelling owing to the snow, which was knee deep. The party reached the Gfl at a height of 23,000 feet, facing the north ridge of Everest a mile away across the glacier. They decided it was possible to reach the northern ridge from the valley, but the warm weather and soft snow renders an immediate advance impossible. Preparations will be made to start ats soon as the snow freezes. The base camp will be established at a height of 17,500 feet and a second camp at 20,000 feet. It is proposed to establish others at 23,000 and 24,000 feet on the slopes of Everest itself, and to collect stores ready for the final advance. The party returned to Kharta to while awaiting favorable weather.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1921, Page 3
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180MOUNT EVEREST. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1921, Page 3
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