Template:Did you know nominations/1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:52, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition

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• ... that when Joe Brown and George Band made the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955 they deliberately turned back a few feet below the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world?
  Source: "In 1955 it was decided to send a strong reconnaissance party to the third highest summit, Kangchenjunga, … The expedition was brilliantly led by Charles Evans who created a wonderful team effort that put George and Joe Brown in position to make the first ascent, which they did late on the day of 25 May, to within 10 ft of the summit. There they stopped, in deference to the people of Sikkim who had requested that the climbers not disturb the protecting deities that they said dwelt on the summit." Scott, Doug (2012). "Obituary: George Band".[1] This is cited in the article in section "25 May 1955 – Brown and Band"
  • ALT1:... that when Joe Brown and George Band made the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955 they deliberately turned back a few feet below the summit? Source as above

• Reviewed: City of Champaign v. Madigan
• Comment: Moved to main 9 January 2021.[2] Evans' book Kangchenjunga, the Untrodden Peak is freely available on the Open Library, though it is likely still in US copyright.

Created by Thincat (talk). Self-nominated at 10:34, 12 January 2021 (UTC).

What a story! On fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I prefer ALT1, but leave it to the prep builder. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 12 January 2021 (UTC)