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- 1 April 1922 (Creation)
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Letter to Ruth Mallory from 'Gnatong’
He had been stupefied by a cold and the repetition of last’s year’s march was not as exciting as the new sensation of seeing Sikkim. The landscape was disappointing and not at its best as no rain had yet fallen, the sense of bursting growth was absent. The previous day should have been the day of rhododendrons but only a few of the lower ones were out and the magnolias were disappointing as there were only white ones. However it was an enjoyable journey and everyone was cheerful and happy, particularly General Bruce. It was exhilarating to feel the high clean air again and to sleep above 12,000 ft and except for some cold and cough lingering he felt fit enough. Longstaff wasn’t fit yesterday and had a bad headache.
He kept company with Noel, who was filming and taking photographs and who was very pleased with a film of him bathing.
The air was quite clear as they were above the valley haze. He planned to start early the next day and get up a peak and see what should be an amazing view of the Sikkim mountains, Kangchenjunga.
He thinks of her and home and wishes they could meet once a month so he could hear her tell him about everything.
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Written in pencil because he had lost his fountain pen.
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- Bruce, Charles Granville (1866-1939), army officer and mountaineer (Subject)
- Longstaff, Tom (1875-1964), doctor, explorer and mountaineer (Subject)
- Noel, John Baptist Lucius (1890-1989), mountaineer and photographer (Subject)
- Norton, Edward Felix (1884-1954), army officer and mountaineer (Subject)
- Mallory [née Turner], Ruth (1892-1942), wife of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)