THE ASSAULT ON
MOUNT EVEREST,
1922
The Second Climbing Party descending from their record climb.
LONDON: EDWARD ARNOLD & Co.
THE ASSAULT ON
MOUNT EVEREST
1922
By
Brigadier-General Hon. C. G. BRUCE, C.B., M.V.O.
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION
WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
LONGMANS, GREEN & CO.
LONDON: EDWARD ARNOLD & CO.
1923
All rights reserved
Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London
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PREFACE
The Mount Everest Committee desire to take this opportunityof thanking General Bruce, Mr. Mallory, CaptainFinch, Mr. Somervell and Dr. Longstaff for having, inaddition to their labours in the field, made the followingcontributions to the story of an expedition whose chiefresult has been to strengthen our confidence that thesummit of the highest mountain in the world can beattained by man.
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CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Introduction. By Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E. | 3 |
THE NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION
By Brigadier-General Hon. C. G. Bruce, C.B., M.V.O.
| CHAP. | ||
| I | To the Base Camp | 17 |
| II | The Assault on the Mountain | 50 |
| III | The Return by Kharta | 77 |