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) -