page_title: 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
hierarchical_section_title: 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
caption_attribution_description: English: 1921 Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition team members. Taken at 17,300 advanced base camp. Standing (l-r): Wollaston. Howard-Bury. Heron. Raeburn. Sitting (l-r): Mallory. Wheeler. Bullock. Morshead. Published in Howard-Bury, C. K. (1922). Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 (1 ed.). New York, Longman &amp; Green, page 178Русский: Участники Британской разведывательной экспедиции на Джомолунгму 1921 года. Стоящие, слева направо: Уолластон, Говард-Бьюри, Херон, Реборн. Сидящие, слева направо: Мэллори, Уилер, Буллок, Моршид. Фотография опубликована в Howard-Bury, C. K. (1922). Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 (1 ed.). New York, Longman &amp; Green, page 178
context_page_description: The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoitre possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. At that time Nepal was closed to foreigners, so any approach had to be from the north, through Tibet. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary to descend to the East Rongbuk Glacier before climbing again to Everest's North Col. However, although the North Col was reached, it was not possible to climb further before the expedition had to withdraw.
  Initially the expedition explored from the north and discovered the main Rongbuk Glacier, only to find that it seemed to provide no likely routes to the summit. However, at the time it was not realised that the East Rongbuk glacier actually flowed into the Rongbuk glacier – it was thought it descended away to the east.
context_section_description: The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoitre possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. At that time Nepal was closed to foreigners, so any approach had to be from the north, through Tibet. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary to descend to the East Rongbuk Glacier before climbing again to Everest's North Col. However, although the North Col was reached, it was not possible to climb further before the expedition had to withdraw.
  Initially the expedition explored from the north and discovered the main Rongbuk Glacier, only to find that it seemed to provide no likely routes to the summit. However, at the time it was not realised that the East Rongbuk glacier actually flowed into the Rongbuk glacier – it was thought it descended away to the east.
  As a reconnaissance the expedition was a success because it determined that a good route might be to approach the East Rongbuk glacier via the Rongbuk glacier, and then follow the North Col route to the summit. Next year the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition took this route and was able to climb above the North Col, although it did not reach the summit.
  Charles Howard-Bury led the 1921 expedition and George Mallory, who had never before been to Himalaya, was included in the team. As events were to turn out, Mallory became the de facto lead climber. Howard-Bury wrote a book about the expedition, Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921, to which Mallory contributed six of the chapters.
caption: Members of the expedition
  Standing: Wollaston, Howard-Bury, Heron, Raeburn.
   Sitting: Mallory, Wheeler, Bullock, Morshead.
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