Live Auction 7470Exploration and Travel
British Everest Expedition, 1921
Lot 285 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

British Everest Expedition, 1921

Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari

Closed27 September 2007

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GBP 875

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British Everest Expedition, 1921
Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari
blindstamped 'COPYRIGHT MT EVEREST COMMITTEE' in the margin, inscribed 'Negative Nr 16 1921 Catalogue Nr 10. Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari' on the reverse
blue toned carbon print
unframed
19¾ x 22 7/8in. (50.2 x 58.1cm.)

Specialist note

Chomolhari (Mountain of the Goddess) at 23,997 feet (7314m) rises above the plateau on the Tibet-Bhutan border. This mountain is sacred to Tibetan Buddhists. Mallory described it in 1921 as 'astounding and magnificent'. Every year pilgrims assemble in the town of Phari Dzong, and walk in procession to the mountain.