CLIMBERS WITHDRAW
Everest Party at Camp One
DEEP SNOW BARRING WAY
Loinion, May 21. A copyright message received from the leader of the Everest expedition, Mr. Hugh Ruttlodge, from Camp 1, states *— “After careful consideration I decided to bring the whole party from Camp 3 back for a short rest at Camp 1 The recent heavy snow renders the upper slopes of Mount Everest temporarily unclimbable. and they are likely to remain so for seven to ten days. Everyone is well except for one or tw. sore throals, and we shall all be stronger for a week at the lower altitude. The meteorological department reports that the monsoon is approaching south of the Bay of Bengal. We are carefully watching Mount Everest, and shall again advance, up the glacier when the snow shows, signs of clearing. I estimate that, owing to our good acclimatisation, it will be possible to reach the summit in eight days from Camp 1.”
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 9
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