Flying Over Everest Lord Clydesdale and his comrades, in the
expedition financed by Lady Houston, on Monday achieved their purpose by flying over Mount Everest, with 100 feet to spare. It is not the highest ascent ; Captain Uwins last year attained a height of 43,000 feet. But flying at altitudes of 30,000 feet and over, even- in electrically- heated machines with tubes of oxygen for the crew, is a risky business, and the airmen during their three hours' flight from and to their base knew very well that any mistake or mishap would be fatal. What has been achieved is an air-survey of a great mountain area hitherto 'Unmapped, is only mapped conjecturally, and the success of that will only be revealed' when the photo- graphs taken become available. Meanwhile Mr. Rutt- ledge and his party are slowly making their way round the Tibetan side of the mountain to the valley from which • they hOpe to climb it, as - Irvine and Mallory nearly did 'hi Jime, 1924. Everest is still unconquered.
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