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has to be carried in cylinders, and the weight of cylinders and the 

 apparatus for holding them is more than thirty pounds for each 

 climber. So the question arises whether the disadvantage of carrying 

 thirty pounds is outweighed or not by the advantage of breathing 

 oxygen. And that can only be tested by experiment in the field. 



" This then, is the great experiment which is being made. TYe are 

 pitting our human resources against the world's greatest mountain, 

 and we mean that our will shall prevail. 



[F. Y.] 



