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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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