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PREFACE
The Mount Everest Committee desire to take this opportunity of thanking General Bruce, Mr. Mallory, Captain Finch, Mr. Somervell and Dr. Longstaff for having, in addition to their labours in the field, made the following contributions to the story of an expedition whose chief result has been to strengthen our confidence that the summit of the highest mountain in the world can be attained by man.
CONTENTS
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| 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.
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| I | To the Base Camp | [17] |
| II | The Assault on the Mountain | [50] |
| III | The Return by Kharta | [77] |