Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition launches in London

‘Everest: By Those Who Were There’ is open till 17 October 2021

THE ALPINE CLUB in London has opened its landmark exhibition: ‘Everest: By Those Who Were There’ to the public. The exhibition commemorates 100 years since the first expedition to Mount Everest in 1921, and explores the three Alpine

Club and Royal Geographical Society expeditions of the 1920s.

Using a collection of never-before-seen photographs, documents, artworks and artefacts, the exhibition offers visitors a deeply personal insight into the lives of the men who first ‘walked off the map’ in search of Everest, including those such as George Mallory and Sandy Irvine who lost their lives in pursuit of its summit.

The story of Mallory and Irvine’s disappearance in 1924 is well known.

This tragedy marked the culmination of decades of planning and exploratory work by a variety of lesser-known historical figures. The exhibition brings together their stories and links them to the tale of Mallory and Irvine, giving the full picture of the first attempts on the mountain.

Visitors will also be able to see the clothing and equipment used to make attempts on the mountain, including one of the earliest examples of high-altitude oxygen equipment, and Irvine’s ice axe.

The Alpine Club, founded in 1857, was the world’s first mountaineering club.

Due to a need to keep the venue Covid-secure, visitors are asked to book ahead for their visit by emailing