Everest | 1922 N Col-N Face
A UK expedition to Everest in 1922 via N Col-N Face, led by Charles G. Bruce. Summit reached on 27th May 1922. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2737 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER22101 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1922 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Charles G. Bruce |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia |
| Approach | Sikkim->Chumbi Valley->Tibet |
| Basecamp Date | 1922-05-01 |
| Summit Date | 1922-05-27 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 1922-06-14 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8350m due to exhaustion and [later] avalanche accident |
| High Point (m) | 8320 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 30 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 7 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/05,5000m),C1(5100m),C2(5800m),C3(6400m),C4(7000m),C5A(20/05,7600m),C5B(26/05,7700m),xxx(27/05,8320m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | 7 Sherpas killed in avalanche below N Col |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2425214 |
| Year | 1922 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-n face |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Granville Bruce | M | 1866 | UK | Leader | London, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Norbu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Temba Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| John Geoffrey Bruce | M | 1896 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Colin Grant (Ferdie) Crawford | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| George Ingle Finch | M | 1888 | Australia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas George Longstaff | M | 1875 | UK | Exp Doctor | UK | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| George Herbert Leigh Mallory | M | 1886 | UK | Climber | Godalming, Surrey, England | Schoolmaster at Charterhouse | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Treise Morshead | M | 1882 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles John Morris | M | 1895 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Felix Norton | M | 1884 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| John Baptist Lucius Noel | M | 1890 | UK | Cameraman | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Theodore Howard Somervell | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | London, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Lisle (Bill) Strutt | M | 1874 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Arthur William Wakefield | M | 1876 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tejbir Bura | M | - | Nepal | Gurkha Officer | - | Lance Naike (Gurkha NCO) | Details Other expeditions |
| Chettan Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
9 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER22101 | - | Bruce, Charles G. | The Assault on Mount Everest 1922 | Edward Arnold, London | - | B593 |
| EVER22101 | - | Finch, George Ingle | Der Kampf um den Everest | F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, Germany | - | F76 |
| EVER22101 | - | Finch, George Ingle | The Making of a Mountaineer | Arrowsmith, London | - | F75 |
| EVER22101 | - | Longstaff, Tom | This Is My Voyage | John Murray, London | - | L279 |
| EVER22101 | - | Noel, John B. L. | The Story of Everest | Little, Brown & Co., Boston | - | N139 |
| EVER22101 | - | Noel, John B. L. | Through Tibet to Everest | Edward Arnold, London | - | N139 |
| EVER22101 | - | Somervell, T. Howard | After Everest | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | S657 |
| EVER22101 | - | Finch, George Ingle | The Struggle for Everest | Carreg, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, UK | - | - |
| EVER22101 | AJ | Mallory, G. L., et al | Mount Everest Expeditions, 1922 | - | 34:250-303,425-456 (1921-1922) | - |