EVEREST CLIMBABLE.
REQUIRES BETTER WEATHER. AND WELL CHOSEN CLIMBERS. (Bj- Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright., CReceived 1.30 p.m.) - LONDON, July 23. General Bruce, in a final Everest dispatch sent from Shekkardzong, sums up the lessons of the venture, of which the first is that Everest is climbable, but requires better weather than prevailed this year. It is practically certain that a well chosen team of climbers could ascend to a greater height than was attained this year without oxygen. "Improvements in oxygen apparatus are possible," he saye, "but we proved that nights are passable at 25,000 ft without oxygen. Also, the sudden failure of oxygen at even greater heights did not cause harm. The real basis of any attempt on Everest consists in the native porters. They performed wonderfully, but would be capable of even more if advantage were taken of recent experiences, and they were properly looked after."—("Times.")
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 24 July 1922, Page 5
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146EVEREST CLIMBABLE. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 24 July 1922, Page 5
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