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.
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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