Clothing worn on Everest attempt

This group of clothing offered at Railtons (20% buyer’s premium) in Wooler, Northumberland, on December 3, was used by geologist and explorer Lawrence Wager (1904-65) during the 1933 Everest expedition.

The British-led attempt on the north-east ridge of the world’s highest mountain was the first sinc…

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