Postcards Of Photographs Taken By The Members Of The 1922 Everest Expedition

18 postcards, numbered 1-18, with descriptions to verso of each, 90 x 140mm or vice versa. Printed in 1923 by the Mount Everest Committee. The photographers were Wollaston, Howard-Bury, Noel and Somervell and the subjects include scenes of Everest, the Rongbuk monastery and glacier, various camps, Tibetan children, oxygen drill, group of the members of the expedition including Mallory, and "the highest photograph ever taken" at c.27,000ft, of the summits of the North Peak and Gyachung Khan, both below the photographer. A notable and interesting record of one of the key periods of Mountaineering history. The postcards are in fine condition. "The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest. This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the northern side out of Tibet. At the time, Everest could not be attempted from the south out of Nepal, as the country was closed to Western foreigners. The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition had explored the whole eastern and northern surroundings of the mountain. In searching for the easiest route, George Mallory, who was also to be a member of the 1924 expedition (and the only person on all three expeditions in 1921, 1922 and 1924), had discovered a route which, in his opinion, would allow an attempt on the summit. After two unsuccessful summit attempts, the expedition ended on the third attempt when seven Nepalese porters died as the result of a group-induced avalanche. Not only had the expedition failed to reach the summit, but it also marked the first reported climbing deaths on Mount Everest. The expedition did however establish a new world record climbing height of 8,326 metres (27,320 ft) during their second summit attempt, which was subsequently exceeded in the 1924 expedition." (dbpedia org) Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.