Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari

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British Everest Expedition, 1921
Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari
blindstamped 'COPYRIGHT MT EVEREST COMMITTEE' in the margin, inscribed 'Negative Nr 16 1921 Catalogue Nr 10. Loading up at Dochen below Chomolhari' on the reverse
blue toned carbon print
unframed
19¾ x 22 7/8in. (50.2 x 58.1cm.)

Literature

Catalogue of the exhibition of photographs from the Mount Everest Expedition, 1921 (London, 1922) [Lloyd.1606 (1)]

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Lot Essay

Chomolhari (Mountain of the Goddess) at 23,997 feet (7314m) rises above the plateau on the Tibet-Bhutan border. This mountain is sacred to Tibetan Buddhists. Mallory described it in 1921 as 'astounding and magnificent'. Every year pilgrims assemble in the town of Phari Dzong, and walk in procession to the mountain.

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