# Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921

Author: Howard-Bury, Charles, 1881-1963; Mallory, George, 1886-1924; Wollaston, A. F. R. (Alexander Frederick Richmond), 1875-1930

Genre: Travel

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39421

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mount+Everest%2C+the+Reconnaissance%2C+1921+Howard-Bury&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Early in May most of the members of the Expedition had assembled at Darjeeling. Mr. Raeburn had been the first to arrive there in order to collect as many coolies of the right type as he could. I had come out a few weeks earlier in order to visit the Indian Authorities at Simla and to make sure that there were no political difficulties in the way. There I found every one very kind and helpful and all were anxious to do their best to assist the Expedition. Owing to the heavy deficit in the Indian Budget, the expenses of every Department had been rigorously cut down, and the Government of India were unable to give us financial assistance. They agreed, however, to take upon themselves the wh...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/mount-everest-the-reconnaissance-1921-39421/chapters/17/index.md)