The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(5 étoiles; 2 critiques)

Personal narratives of climbing Mount Everest in 1922-1923. The expeditions did not reach the summit. The northern approach to the mountain was discovered by George Mallory and Guy Bullock on the initial 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition. It was an exploratory expedition not equipped for a serious attempt to climb the mountain. With Mallory leading (and thus becoming the first European to set foot on Everest's flanks) they climbed the North Col to an altitude of 7,005 metres (22,982 ft). From there, Mallory espied a route to the top, but the party was unprepared for the great task of climbing any further and descended. The British returned for a 1922 expedition. George Finch climbed using oxygen for the first time. He ascended at a remarkable speed—290 metres (951 ft) per hour, and reached an altitude of 8,320 m (27,300 ft), the first time a human reported to climb higher than 8,000 m. Mallory and Col. Felix Norton made a second unsuccessful attempt. Mallory was faulted for leading a group down from the North Col which got caught in an avalanche. Mallory was pulled down too but survived. Seven native porters were killed. - Summary by Wikipedia (9 hr 33 min)

Chapitres

Introduction by Sir Francis Younghusband 20:20 Lu par TR Love
To the Base Camp by C. G. Bruce, Part 1 32:34 Lu par TR Love
To the Base Camp by C. G. Bruce, Part 2 31:06 Lu par TR Love
The Assault on the Mountain by C. G. Bruce, Part 1 23:13 Lu par prajak
The Assault on the Mountain by C. G. Bruce, Part 2 30:15 Lu par Richard Potenza
The Return by Kharta by C. G. Bruce, Part 1 26:09 Lu par Nick Vlahakis
The Return by Kharta by C. G. Bruce, Part 2 29:58 Lu par Nick Vlahakis
The Return by Kharta by C. G. Bruce, Part 3 25:09 Lu par Nick Vlahakis
The Problem by George Mallory, Part 1 25:00 Lu par Availle
The Problem by George Mallory, Part 2 29:28 Lu par Availle
The Highest Camp by George Mallory, Part 1 30:23 Lu par Paul Hampton
The Highest Camp by George Mallory, Part 2 25:01 Lu par Paul Hampton
The Highest Point by George Mallory, Part 1 20:42 Lu par TriciaG
The Highest Point by George Mallory, Part 2 24:56 Lu par Dulaney High Key Club
The Highest Point by George Mallory, Part 3 26:57 Lu par marns007
The Second Attempt by George Finch, Part 1 22:55 Lu par prajak
The Second Attempt by George Finch, Part 2 22:59 Lu par Lisa Greene
Conclusions by George Finch 20:15 Lu par TriciaG
Notes on Equipment by George Finch 16:02 Lu par Kerry Adams
The Third Attempt by George Mallory 20:16 Lu par Cavaet
Conclusions by George Mallory 12:45 Lu par Cavaet
Acclimatisation at High Altitudes by T. Howard Somervell 15:03 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Colour in Tibet by T. Howard Somervell 6:49 Lu par BettyB
Tibetan Culture by T. Howard Somervell 10:06 Lu par BettyB
Natural History by Dr. T. G. Longstaff 24:47 Lu par bridgerecording