PREFACE
MAPS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I TO THE BASE CAMP
CHAPTER II THE ASSAULT ON THE MOUNTAIN
CHAPTER III THE RETURN BY KHARTA
CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM
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II
III
CHAPTER V THE HIGHEST CAMP
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V
VI
CHAPTER VI THE HIGHEST POINT
CHAPTER VII THE SECOND ATTEMPT
CHAPTER VIII CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER X THE THIRD ATTEMPT
CHAPTER XI CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER XII ACCLIMATISATION AT HIGH ALTITUDES
CHAPTER XIII COLOUR IN TIBET
CHAPTER XIV TIBETAN CULTURE
CHAPTER XV NATURAL HISTORY
INDEX