01
02
03
04
05
16
17
nepalese wood carved bear
river sand sample
french caliper
diary of climber #196
peak rock sample
saudi luck braclet
italian urn
dim: 2.0 x 3.0 x 1.0
dim: 4.0 x 5.0
dim: 6.0 x 3.0
dim: 8.0 x 6.0 x 1.0
dim: 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5
dim: 8.0 x 1.0
dim: 10.0 x 5.0 x 4.0
est. c. 1437
c. 1937
c. 1948
c. 1976
c. 1924
est. c. 1899
c. 1946
15 16
09
06
07
08
fireball liquor
portuguese child toy
quartz
spaniard ring
dim: 5.0 x 3.0 x 2.5
dim: 9.0 x 3.0
dim: 3.0 x 2.0
dim: 1.0 x 2.0
c. 2014
c. 1912
c. 1956
17
est. c. 1863
15 11
12
m-180 chinese firework
indian navayana
light switch discarded
dim: 3.0 x 0.25
dim: 4.0 x 6.0 x 3.0
dim: 2.0 x 3.0
c. 2010
est. c. 1756
c. 1989
13
14
russian jewelry case
harry potter beans
dim: 3.0 x 3.0
dim: 5.0 x 2.0 x 2.0
c. 1874
c. 1999
10
05
15 meteorite
04
dim: 1.25 x 1.25
est. c. 1904
02 01
03
06
07
08
20 19
13 10
09
18
11
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altitude
19
George Mallory climbed with the first expedition to the summit of Mt. Everest. The altitude to the summit from
a catalog of found objects on everest
sea level is 29,029 feet.
During his arduous trek, George surpassed expectations previously declared as impossible. There was not use of bottle oxygen and his stamina proved to be more than sufficient in the expedition goals. The diary / passport was discovered in remarkable condition. Its dimensions are 4 in. by 3 in. leather bound.
18
The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was the first with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest.
This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the northern side out of Tibet. At the time, Everest could not be attempted from the south out of Nepal as the country was closed to Western foreigners.
The featured tin was used by non other than climber, expdetioneer George Mallory c. 1922 This items dimensions are 5 in. by 2 in. by 1 in.
20
According to the featured diary /passport in Discovered within the tin featured in fig. 18 , the
figure 19, this tin housed the matches also featured
well preserved matches from George Mallory’s first
in figure 20 on opposite page.
climb. The matches, while very well preserved, are very brittle due to being kept in an attic for 40 years. There are a few matches missing from the box and one’s imagination steers to wonderment of their original use.