Record Number: 18314
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Before we turned in Raymond, at Hugh's suggestion, read aloud Norton's 1924 despatch, in which he summoned up the possibilities of climbing Everest.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:8 Apr 1933
Country:Tibet
Timeevening
Place:other location: Camp on approach march to Everest
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1901
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Medical doctor
Religion:Unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Tibet
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Members of 1933 Everest Expedition including Frank Smythe and Hugh Ruttledge.
Additional Comments:
Oxford based specialist physician, well known Alpine climber, member of several major Himalayan expeditions and brother of Graham Greene
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:despatch
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18314
Source:Frank Smythe
Editor:n/a
Title:Camp Six: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000 (1937)
Vol:n/a
Page:552
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Frank Smythe, Camp Six: in The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books (London, 2000 (1937)), p. 552, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18314, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None