1952 British Cho Oyu expedition
The 1952 British expedition to Cho Oyu (26,750 feet (8,150 m)) the Turquoise Goddess was organized by the Joint Himalayan Committee. It had been hoped to follow up the 1951 Everest expedition with another British attempt on Everest in 1952, but Nepal had accepted a Swiss application for 1952, to be followed in 1953 with a British attempt. So in 1952, Eric Shipton was to lead an attempt to ascend Cho Oyu, and Griffith Pugh was to trial oxygen equipment and train members for 1953. But the expedition failed both aims; that plus Shipton’s poor leadership and planning resulted in his replacement as a leader for the 1953 expedition.
1951 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition1953 British Mount Everest expeditionAlfred GregoryBottled oxygen (climbing)Charles Evans (mountaineer)Death zoneEarle RiddifordEdmund HillaryEric ShiptonGeorge Lowe (mountaineer)Joint Himalayan CommitteeMichael Ward (mountaineer)Mount Everest reconnaissance from NepalTom Bourdillon
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1952 British Cho Oyu expedition
The 1952 British expedition to Cho Oyu (26,750 feet (8,150 m)) the Turquoise Goddess was organized by the Joint Himalayan Committee. It had been hoped to follow up the 1951 Everest expedition with another British attempt on Everest in 1952, but Nepal had accepted a Swiss application for 1952, to be followed in 1953 with a British attempt. So in 1952, Eric Shipton was to lead an attempt to ascend Cho Oyu, and Griffith Pugh was to trial oxygen equipment and train members for 1953. But the expedition failed both aims; that plus Shipton’s poor leadership and planning resulted in his replacement as a leader for the 1953 expedition.
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