Smaller Himalayan Expeditions
(From a Reuter Corr esoondent) NEW DELHI. Himalayan expeditions are getting smaller every year. Since the British Everest expedition of 1953. with its eisht climbers, four scientists, 20 Sherpas and 350 porters, the size of expeditions has been progressively shrinking. This year, a two-man British expedition is attempting Annapurna ll—the smallest expedition ever to tackle a peak of more than 25,000 feet.
are even two requests for solo expeditions awaiting permission from the Nepalese Government —one Italian. the other British
With all but one of the world’s 10 highest peaks now conquered, financial backing for big expeditions is no longer forthcoming; and Himalayan mountaineering is becoming what climbers had always hoped for—a holiday sport.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28399, 4 October 1957, Page 11
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