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Show EXPLORERS HOPE TO TOP MEREST Two -Year - to Be Spentjn Climbing Highest Peak LONDON", Feb. 12 British explorers explor-ers are going to climb 29,140 feet to explore the secret!! of Mt. Kverest, In the Himalayas, between Nepal, India, and Tibet. The Royal Geographical society and the Alpine club, who will back the venture, plan on Its being a two-year Job. With the north and south poles already al-ready conquered, the highest mountain in the world presents a peculiar challenge. chal-lenge. No white man has ever been within forty miles of the top. Tha first year f the venturw wfl? be given to exploration of the mountain"! ba se. - The second yesr will - see - daring mountain climbers on their way to the ice clud peak. There will be risks from icy slopes, rocky precipices; hardships from Intense In-tense cold, terrific winds and blinding snowstorms. Success depends largely on what the hert snd lungs can stand. The main obstacle to the conquering of ML Kverest heretofore has been the objection of the government of Tibet. Now this country has given Us consent. |