1922 British Mount Everest expedition

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The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was an early high-altitude climbing attempt that made the first serious efforts to reach the summit of Everest and set altitude records, helping to pioneer Himalayan mountaineering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountaineering expedition
aim first ascent of Mount Everest
approachRoute Rongbuk Glacier NERFINISHED
avalancheDate 1922-06-07
avalancheLocation North Col NERFINISHED
baseCampLocation Rongbuk Glacier NERFINISHED
campSystem multi-camp high-altitude strategy
casualties 7
causeOfMainAccident avalanche
country United Kingdom
deputyLeader Edward Felix Norton NERFINISHED
firstMajorClimbingDisasterOnEverest true
firstUseOfSupplementaryOxygenOnEverest true
followedBy 1924 British Mount Everest expedition
highestAltitudeReachedBy Edward Felix Norton NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
Howard Somervell NERFINISHED
highestAltitudeReachedFeet 27300
highestAltitudeReachedMetres 8326
leader Charles Granville Bruce NERFINISHED
legacy influenced later Everest expeditions
pioneered Himalayan mountaineering
location Himalayas NERFINISHED
Tibet NERFINISHED
mountain Mount Everest NERFINISHED
notableClimber Geoffrey Bruce NERFINISHED
George Ingle Finch NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
Henry Morshead NERFINISHED
Howard Somervell NERFINISHED
John Noel Odell NERFINISHED
notableFor early use of bottled oxygen in climbing
establishing high-altitude camps on Everest
first serious summit attempts on Mount Everest
pioneering high-altitude mountaineering techniques
numberOfSummitAttempts 3
organizedBy Alpine Club NERFINISHED
Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
precededBy 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition NERFINISHED
region North Face of Everest NERFINISHED
result summit not reached
route North Col–North Ridge route NERFINISHED
season pre-monsoon
setWorldAltitudeRecord true
sherpaDeathsInAvalanche 7
sponsoredBy Mount Everest Committee NERFINISHED
usedSupplementaryOxygen true
year 1922

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George Leigh-Mallory memberOf 1922 British Mount Everest expedition