Description: Fantastic usage Nepal and India franking-redirected from Decatur Illinois with reciving cancel back stamp then to Denver Colorado. Originating in NEPAL 1954 CALIFORNIA MAKALU HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION LABEL carried by runner from BARUN GLACIER BASE CAMP. hand made native paper envelope. currently one other available on ebay this item has more complex postal history attached making it highly desirable ***side note of time proximity to MT. Everest summit On May 29, 1953, he and the Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. The California Himalayan Expedition (1954) was the first major American expedition to the Nepalese Himalayas. Its goal was the exploration and first ascent of Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world (27,838 ft). Organized by several well-known young climbers in the Bay Area, including Lawrence Swan (Stanford MA, 1947; Ph.D, 1952), the expedition was sponsored by the Sierra Club and the American Alpine Club (AAC). The party also included scientists, such as Swan, who collected plant and animal specimens and conducted tests on human physiology at high altitude, garnering additional support from the California Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation. The Sierra Club solicited individual donations from its members, acted as the repository for the expedition's funding, also provided an advisory board of highly experienced mountaineers, including Francis Farquhar, Bestor Robinson, David Brower, and Lewis Clark. Summary of StatisticsAttempted: Makalu, 27,790 ft., Nepal Himalaya; previously unattempted, second highest unclimbed peak (if Lhotse is considered part of Everest), and fourth highest mountain in the world.Height Reached: 23,200 ft.Personnel: Leader, Dr. William E. Siri; Deputy-Leader, Dr. Nello Pace; Dr. Laurence Swan, Dr. Bruce Meyer, Allen Steck, Richard Houston, Fritz Lippmann, William Dunmire, William Long, and Willi Unsoeld.
Price: 450 USD
Location: Berkley, Michigan
End Time: 2024-12-13T14:46:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Cover
Year of Issue: 1954
Place of Origin: Nepal
Quality: Used
Grade: VF (Very Fine)
Topic: Mountaineering
Certification: Uncertified
