The Hindu : dated April 30,1953: Everest Conquest Possible

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dated April 30,1953: Everest Conquest Possible

From the Editorials: The attempt on Mount Everest is gathering momentum as can be gathered from despatches from Colonel John Hunt, leader of the Expedition who has arrived at the advance base camp. Complete oxygen equipment has reached the climbers and arrangements have been made to give them everyday necessary weather information, as weather is bound to play an important, if not decisive, part in the final spurt up the world's tallest peak. If the party, the members of which have happily completed the preliminary process of acclimatisation are able to establish their last camp at a height greater than the previous expedition, they might take advantage of any fine spell of weather, however brief, to launch the supreme attack. The last camp must be pitched high enough so that the men would be able to reach the very top and climb down again before the weather breaks — all "at the very slow pace at which one moves at that height." It is of happy augury for the expedition that they have the help of many trained and skilful Sherpa hill-men living on the Nepal side of Everest, who can carry large loads up stiff mountain-heights. The Swiss expedition had the services of an outstanding Sherpa in Tenzing, but it had not many like him.

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