1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
E503689
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.
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.