Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921

by Charles Howard-Bury; George Mallory; A. F. R. Wollaston

CONTENTS

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Introduction. By Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., President of the Royal Geographical Society		[1]
THE NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION By Lieut.-Col. C. K. Howard-Bury, D.S.O.
CHAP.
I	From Darjeeling through Sikkim	[23]
II	The Chumbi Valley and the Tibetan Plateau	[37]
III	From Khamba Dzong through Unknown Country to Tingri	[55]
IV	Tingri and the Country to the South	[71]
V	The Search for Kharta	[86]
VI	The Move to Kharta	[98]
VII	The Kama Valley	[112]
VIII	The Upper Kharta Valley and the 20,000-foot Camp	[130]
IX	The Return to Kharta by the Kama Valley	[146]
X	The Return Journey to Phari	[156]
XI	Back to Civilisation	[170]
THE RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN By George H. Leigh-Mallory
XII	The Northern Approach	[183]
XIII	The Northern Approach (continued)	[203]
XIV	The Eastern Approach	[221]
XV	The Assault	[250]
XVI	Weather and Condition of Snow	[262]
XVII	The Route to the Summit	[273]
NATURAL HISTORY By A. F. R. Wollaston
XVIII	An Excursion to Nyenyam and Lapche Kang	[281]
XIX	Natural History Notes	[290]
XX	An Appreciation of the Reconnaissance. By ProfessorNorman Collie, F.R.S., President of the Alpine Club	[304]
APPENDICES
I	The Survey. By Major H. T. Morshead, D.S.O.	[319]
II	The Photographic Survey. By Major E. O. Wheeler, M.C.	[329]
III	A Note on the Geological Results of the Expedition.By A. M. Heron, D.Sc., F.G.S., Geological Survey of India	[338]
IV	The Scientific Equipment. By A. R. Hinks, F.R.S.,Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society	[341]
V	Mammals, Birds and Plants collected by the Expedition.By A. F. R. Wollaston	[344]
	Index	[351]

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