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BRITISH EXPEDITION ATTEMPT ON KAMAT (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) Rushy. April 0. The leader of the. British expedition which left. London on Saturday to attempt to climb Mount Kamcf. in t lie Himalayas is Air. F. 8. Smytlie. who was a member of tbe Kancliinjnnsa exped i f ion. This is the fifth attack on Arount Kamel, which is more than 25.000 feet; liisb. tint; no climbers have not within 2000 feet of the summit. The highest Himalayan peak a.seen,led completely up to now is Mount JonKons (24.000 feel). Among mountaineers familiar with the Himalayan conditions tlu> chances of Mr. Smyf lie’s liai'ty conquering Mount Kamet are considered good.
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Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2399, 8 April 1931, Page 5
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