WINDPROOF SUIT TO AID MT. EVEREST CLIMBERS (Mar, 1933)
Does it also include scientificially designed windproof cigarettes?
What does scientificially mean anyway? Is that a combination of scientifically and officially? It’s officially scientific!
WINDPROOF SUIT TO AID MT. EVEREST CLIMBERS
Windproof suits will be used by mountain climbers next summer, in a new attempt to reach the 29,141-foot summit of Mount Everest in Asia. The costume is scientificially designed to give protection from icy blasts. Members of the expedition will carry oxygen tanks.
Everest gear, circa 1933…
I came across this wonderful image from a 1933 advertisement for a new windsuit to be used on Mount Everest for the 1933 Everest Expedition. It originally appeared in the March, 1933 edition of Popular Science magazine. Seems that climbing…
Trackback by The MountainWorldâ„¢ Blog — April 19, 2007 @ 7:04 am
I think it’s a contraction of scientific and artificial.
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2- Dome Tents Gmen Nylon Double Fly – 10 Nos.
3- Down Jackets – 20 Nos.
4- Down Sleeping Bags – 20 Nos.
5- Wind Proof Suits – 20 Nos.
6- Carry Mats – 20 Nos.
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8- Mess Tent Nylon D/fly (20 men) – 3 Nos.
9- Toilet Tent (Nylon) – 4 Nos.
10- Multifuel Stove – 5 Nos.
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