1924 British Mount Everest expedition

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The 1924 British Mount Everest expedition was an early and historically significant attempt to reach the summit of Everest, remembered especially for the disappearance of climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine high on the mountain.

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instanceOf mountaineering expedition
approachSide Tibetan side of Mount Everest NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
deputyLeader Geoffrey Bruce NERFINISHED
documentedInBook The Fight for Everest 1924 NERFINISHED
documentedInFilm The Epic of Everest NERFINISHED
fatalities Andrew Irvine NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
followedBy 1933 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED
highestCampAltitudeMetres 8170
highestCampName Camp VI
historicalSignificance central to debate over first ascent of Everest
early high-altitude mountaineering milestone
includedHighAltitudePortersEthnicity Sherpa NERFINISHED
includedHighAltitudePortersFrom Darjeeling NERFINISHED
IrvineBodyStatus not conclusively found
lastSeenBy Noel Odell NERFINISHED
lastSeenLocationDescription high on the Northeast Ridge of Everest
leader Edward Norton NERFINISHED
MalloryBodyDiscoveredOn North face of Mount Everest
MalloryBodyDiscoveredYear 1999
member Andrew Irvine NERFINISHED
Bentley Beetham NERFINISHED
Edward Norton NERFINISHED
Edward Shebbeare NERFINISHED
Geoffrey Bruce NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
Howard Somervell NERFINISHED
John de Vars Hazard NERFINISHED
Noel Odell NERFINISHED
Theodore Howard Somervell NERFINISHED
mountain Mount Everest NERFINISHED
notableFor disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
objective first ascent of Mount Everest
partOf early British attempts on Mount Everest
photographer John Noel NERFINISHED
precededBy 1922 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED
region Tibet NERFINISHED
result summit not reached
route North Col–Northeast Ridge route NERFINISHED
sponsor Alpine Club NERFINISHED
Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
summitAttemptDate 1924-06-08
summitTeamMember Andrew Irvine NERFINISHED
George Mallory NERFINISHED
usedSupplementaryOxygen true
year 1924

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George Leigh-Mallory memberOf 1924 British Mount Everest expedition