1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition

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The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition was the first official British mission to explore and map routes on Mount Everest, laying the groundwork for later summit attempts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British expedition
mountaineering expedition
reconnaissance expedition
approachRegion Rongbuk Valley NERFINISHED
Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
documentedBy Charles Howard-Bury NERFINISHED
members of the expedition
documentedIn The Mount Everest Reconnaissance, 1921 NERFINISHED
era interwar period
followedBy 1922 British Mount Everest expedition
highestPointReached North Col area of Mount Everest NERFINISHED
identifiedRoute North Col–Northeast Ridge route on Mount Everest NERFINISHED
leader Charles Howard-Bury NERFINISHED
location Tibet NERFINISHED
member Alexander Kellas NERFINISHED
Edward Oliver Wheeler NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
Guy Bullock NERFINISHED
Harold Raeburn NERFINISHED
Henry Morshead NERFINISHED
Sandy Wollaston NERFINISHED
mountain Mount Everest NERFINISHED
organizedBy Alpine Club NERFINISHED
Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
outcome identified potential routes to the summit of Mount Everest
produced maps and photographic survey of Mount Everest region
partOf early British attempts on Mount Everest
purpose exploration of possible routes to the summit of Mount Everest
mapping of the Mount Everest region
reconnaissance of Mount Everest
regionMapped East Rongbuk Glacier NERFINISHED
North Face of Mount Everest NERFINISHED
Rongbuk Glacier NERFINISHED
significance first official British mission to Mount Everest
laid groundwork for later British summit attempts on Mount Everest
sponsoredBy Mount Everest Committee NERFINISHED
startDate 1921
summitReached no
usedRoute North side of Mount Everest
usedSupport Sherpa porters
Tibetan porters
usedTechnique photographic survey
triangulation survey
year 1921

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George Leigh-Mallory memberOf 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
North Col firstAscendedDuring 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition