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Noel Ewart Odell FRSE FGS (25 December 1890 – 21 February 1987) 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.
A blog post by Jake Norton, a mountaineer and Everest historian, who shares his photos and analysis of Noel Odell's sighting of Mallory and Irvine on the summit ridge of Everest in 1924. He explores the mystery of their fate and the possible clues from Odell's perspective.
Jul 19, 2023 · Noel Odell was a British geologist and mountaineer who participated in the 1924 Everest expedition. He was the last person to see George Mallory and Andrew Irvine alive, but his sighting sparked a mystery about their fate.
Jun 5, 2024 · Noel Odell, a skilled climber and Himalayan expert, was part of the 1924 Expedition. Despite not being considered “fit enough” to join Mallory on his ultimately tragic summit attempt, Odell did climb up to Camp VI on Mallory & Irvine’s summit day to offer his support.
May 15, 2024 · Noel Odell, the last person to glimpse the two as moving specks a short distance below the summit, believed they had made it. Norton thought they had not and had probably died in “an ordinary...
The new members of the climbing team included Noel Odell, Bentley Beetham and John de Vars Hazard. Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, an engineering student whom Odell knew from an expedition to Spitsbergen, was a so-called "experiment" for the team and a test for "young blood" on the slopes of Mount Everest. Due to his technical and mechanical expertise ...
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Geologist Noel Odell was a member of Mallory's expedition to Everest in 1924. He was also the last person to see Mallory and Irvine alive.
