Lessons Learnt in Mountain Climbing

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 August 1930, Page 6

Lessons Learnt in Mountain Climbing

HIMALAYA EXPEDITION MADE SEVEEAL MISTAKES.

Boceived Sunday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 16.

Commander Sniythc, in summing upthe experiences of the Khiehinjunga expedition, declares that when political prejudices and difficulties have been overcome, northern and north-eastern.' Nepal will be a most interesting iield for the .explorer and mountaineer. There is indisputable evidence of &. tormer ice age in the huge terraces in. Lhonak Valley. ' He points out that the expedition made several mistakes. It did not givesufficiently long notice of its departure iv order to recruit the best coolies from, the remote villages and foolishly split into three separate parties, causing' great difficulty in maintaining corn-s-run i cations. It would have done better to have started after the monsoon and so haveavoided winds which lower the vitality and demoralise the climbers. Among the technical lessons mostimportant was that several layers, of light-clothing were preferable to heavysuits and boots should not be too heavy and should be sparsely nailed. Sugary foods were the most suitable diet. "Men who''will force their way to» the summits of Everest and Kinehin--unga will be capable of disclipined' minds as well as bodies. They will begenuine philosophers who experience in mountaineering something far greateiand finer than mere physical joy of struggling with inanimate objects/' he said.