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Noel Odell

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British geologist and mountain climber (1890-1987)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1890 to 1987 · aged 96
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Noel Ewart Odell FRSE FGS was an English geologist and mountaineer. In 1924 he was an oxygen officer on the Everest expedition in which George Mallory and Andrew Irvine famously perished during their summit attempt.

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21 August 1953, Evening Post news clipping for the state reception for Edmund Hillary (right) and fellow mountaineer George Lowe (left) on their return from Everest with Odell (center)21 August 1953, Evening Post news clipping for the state reception for Edmund Hillary (right) and fellow mountaineer George Lowe (left) on their return from Everest with Odell (center)

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Noel Ewart Odell FRSE FGS was an English geologist and mountaineer. In 1924 he was an oxygen officer on the Everest expedition in which George Mallory and Andrew Irvine famously perished during their summit attempt. Odell spent two weeks living above 23,000 feet (7,000 m), and twice climbed to 26,800 feet (8,200 m) and higher, all without supplemental oxygen. In 1936, Odell with Bill Tilman climbed Nanda Devi, at the time the highest mountain climbed.

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Lived 1890 to 1987 · aged 96
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