EVEREST EXPEDITION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 June 1924, Page 7

EVEREST EXPEDITION.

MOStf COMPLETE OUTFIT EVERCOLLECTED. Considering that the objective of the Everest expedition this spring is a peak attaining a height of 29,002 feet, it wdl readily be understood that even on Indian altitudes /Arctic conditions imiv prevail, writes M. D. Adamson in the Lady Mail. Stores of Alnine climbing vope are therefore being Taken. This is divided into 200 ft. lengths, and at certain parts of the. ascent these lengths will he looped to wooden pilous resembling cricket stumps, previously placed up to their necks in holes drilled tor them in the ice. Talc lanters of collapsible pattern, web and metal sick-carriers, anti-glare snon goggles, nails tor snow-boots, weuther-prooied woollen milts, feltcovered cylindrical water-bottles of special pattern, cooking materials, and compressed fuel are among the miscellaneous needs. Medical stores have to he taken; and the problem of oxvgen is one lias required no small amount of attention, although it is hoped that during this attack its use will be deferred till a later stage in the operations. T!he sleeping-bags are lined .with a special' flannel and look snug. Interlined with downproof fabric are green rot-proof .ribbed drill portable mattresses stuffed with Java kapok, w hilt?thick, warm, fleecv, draught-proof red and black Hudson Bay 'blankets complete the sleeping stuff. -Securely padlocked airtight chests contain the foodstuffs. These chests weigh -101 b each when packed. One of the most interesting items is the Knac bread from Copenhagen. This looks like very thick circular oatcakes 14- inches in diameter. There are tinned sausages, little tinned Swiss cream cheeses, tinned herrings, and tinned soup. Maconoehie there is, too—the vegetable and meat ration which became famous during the war. Iron rations will be carried, hut these’will he used only in grave emergencies, as when any of.- the members of the party are separated from main supplies anil the separation is, likely to continue Included are tins of pemmican—a. highly sustaining concentrated food, consisting of albumen flbrine of beer, specially prepared for use in cold regions. Boom is found for sealed hams; and there are boxes of miik chocolate studedd with almonds.