Show Fine Weather Needed to Scale Mt Everest S LONDON Feb 7 By A. A P. P P.- P. The most obvious difficulty which had to be encountered in the at attemPted attempted attempted at- at tempted ascent of Mount lount Everest was that of breathing according to toMajor toMajor Major R. R W. W G. G who ac accompanied companied the last Mt l Everest expedition expedition expedition ex ex- ex- ex as medical officer In a recent lecture before the Royal Geographical society the major major major ma ma- jor said the difficulties of the as ascent ascent ascent as- as cent were enormously increased by bythe bythe bythe the slightest exertion Somervell one of the climbers m made de a record of his breathing at feet at which altitude he had to take seven eight or 01 ten complete respirations ions for every single step forward Even at at that slow rate o of progress he had to rest for tor a minute or two over every twenty or thirty yards At feet Norton another climber in an hours hour's climb ascended ascend ascend- ed only eighty feet teet This was the highest point reached without the aid of oxygen The rhe climbers cUmbers were surprised that they cou could even make such strenuous efforts and still more that they could remain In comparative comfort when they sat down to rest The strain at that altitude was immense |