Word: noel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Captain John Baptist Noel electrified a vast audience which packed the Union Living Room last night when he told a tale of meticulous planning of unceasing toll, and of men without fear in connection with the expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1924 when Irvine and Mallory died within 600 feet of their goal...
...introduction. Captain Noel declared: "Our expedition carried the attempt to reach the top of the world one step farther. The next time it will be done. We have proved one thing. It was never known before that human beings could, with time, acclimatize themselves to high altitudes. We accomplished this thing. Mallary did not die in vain. He showed that the heretofore unconquerable mountain can be conquered. Tonight I shall attempt to show you the romantic fascination and the semi-religious spirit that...
...explorers which culminated in the last climb of Irvine and Mallory who after coming within 800 feet of their goal were overwhelmed by the snow, proved of high value from the standpoint of the naturalist and scientist although Mt. Everest was not conquered. The pictures taken by Capt. Noel in his official capacity contain kaleidoscopic records of people and customs still unknown even to the professional travelogue lecturers...
When asked for a short resume of the outstanding features in the trip which will be pictured at the Union, Capt. Noel described the story of the trip in brief as it is here given...
...will ever know the end they met," Capt. Noel concluded swiftly. "Another expedition is being planned for next year and it may be that the top will be safely reached,--and that the climbers will survive their triumph...