Show mountain Clim bings foolish he says CAMBRIDGE MASS attacks on mt everest foot world summit are of little scientific value states john E burchard gitil with nothing of 0 scientific value known or likely to be found above feet the crampon shod feet of the oxygen starved climbers wearily plod upward through a barren region containing nothing but ice and snow five two and ana several other expeditions have already attempted to reach ever ests summit to be turned back literally within sight of their goal by weather conditions in 1924 mallory and irvine members of a british expedition climbed upward into the cloud veiled re region gion near the summit pyramid and were never seen again |