Everest | 1924 N Col-N Face (Norton to 8570m)
A UK expedition to Everest in 1924 via N Col-N Face (Norton to 8570m), led by Edward F. Norton. Summit reached on 8th June 1924. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2738 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER24101 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1924 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-N Face (Norton to 8570m) |
| Route 2 | N Col-NE Ridge (Mallory to 8450m+) |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Edward F. Norton |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | Sikkim->Chumbi Valley->Tibet |
| Basecamp Date | 1924-04-28 |
| Summit Date | 1924-06-08 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 41 |
| Total Days | 48 |
| Termination Date | 1924-06-15 |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8600m after the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine |
| High Point (m) | 8600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 2 |
| Total Hired | 40 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 2 |
| 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(28/04,5000m),C1(30/04,5400m),C2(02/05,6000m),C3(6600m),C4(7000m),C5(01/06,7700m),C6(03/06,8170m),xxx(08/06,8600m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | Mallory and Irvine disappeared (fall?); 1 porter and 1 Ghurka NCO died of illness |
| Achievement | Possible success by Mallory and Irvine? |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2425959 |
| Year | 1924 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-n face (norton to 8570m) |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Felix Norton | M | 1884 | UK | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| George Herbert Leigh Mallory | M | 1886 | UK | Climber | Godalming, Surrey, England | Schoolmaster at Charterhouse | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Comyn (Sandy) Irvine | M | 1902 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Man Bahadur | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | Cobbler | Details Other expeditions |
| Shamsher Pun | M | - | Nepal | Camp Manager | - | Lance Naike (Gurkha NCO) | Details Other expeditions |
| John Geoffrey Bruce | M | 1896 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Bentley Beetham | M | 1886 | UK | Climber | Durham, England | Schoolmaster | Details Other expeditions |
| John de Vars Hazard | M | 1888 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard William George Hingston | M | 1887 | UK | Exp Doctor | - | Medical officer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Baptist Lucius Noel | M | 1890 | UK | Cameraman | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Noel Ewart Odell | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | - | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Oswald Shebbeare | M | 1884 | UK | Transport Officer | Bengal, India | Naturalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Theodore Howard Somervell | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | London, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
References
13 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER24101 | - | Norton, Edward F. | The Fight for Everest 1924 | Edward Arnold, London | - | N159 |
| EVER24101 | HIGH | Holzel, Tom | How Far Did Mallory and Irvine Get? | - | 223:48-53 (Jun 2001) | - |
| EVER24101 | - | Hemmleb, Jochen | Ghosts of Everest | Mountaineers, Seattle | - | - |
| EVER24101 | - | Anker, Conrad | The Lost Explorer | Simon & Schuster, New York | - | - |
| EVER24101 | - | Breashears, David | Last Climb | National Geographic Society, Washington, DC | - | - |
| EVER24101 | - | Carr, Herbert | The Irvine Diaries | Gastons-West Col Publications, London | - | C63 |
| EVER24101 | - | Holzel, Tom & Salkeld, Audrey | The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine | Jonathan Cape, London | - | H393 |
| EVER24101 | - | Noel, John B. L. | The Story of Everest | Little, Brown & Co., Boston | - | N139 |
| EVER24101 | - | Noel, John B. L. | Through Tibet to Everest | Edward Arnold, London | - | N139 |
| EVER24101 | - | Finch, George Ingle | Der Kampf um den Everest | F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, Germany | - | F76 |
| EVER24101 | - | Somervell, T. Howard | After Everest | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | S657 |
| EVER24101 | AJ | Norton, E. F., et al | The Mount Everest Expedition | - | 36:196-281 (1924) | - |
| EVER24101 | MM | - | The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine | - | 17:30-35 (Sep 1971) | - |