Name: British Everest Expedition 72

Year: 1972

Season: Autumn

Route: South West Face

Leader: Chris Bonington (UK)

Height Reached: 8230m

Members: Doug Scott (UK), Dave Bathgate (UK), Hamish MacInnes (UK), Barney Rosedale (UK), Kelvin Kent (UK), Dougal Haston (UK), Nick Estcourt (UK), Graham Tiso (UK), Jimmy Roberts (UK), Mick Burke (UK), Tony Tighe (AUSTRALIA)

Deaths: Tony Tighe was killed in the Khumbu Icefall

Reason Summit Not Reached: Due to bad weather


Name: British Everest Expedition 75

Year: 1975

Season: Autumn

Route: South West Face

Leader: Chris Bonington (UK)

Height Reached: Summit

Members: Hamish MacInnes (UK), Doug Scott (UK), Allen Fyffe (UK), Mike Cheney (UK), Ronnie Richards (UK), Martin Boysen (UK), Paul 'Tut' Braithwaite (UK), Charles Clarke (UK), Adrian Gordon (UK), Mike Thompson (UK), Mick Burke (UK), Dougal Haston (UK), Jim Duff (UK), Dave Clarke (UK), Nick Escourt (UK), Peter Boardman (UK), Arthur Chesterman (UK), Brian Kelly (UK), Christopher Ralling (UK), Keith Richardson (UK), Ian Stuart (UK), Mike Rhodes (UK)

Deaths: Mick Burke fell near the summit

Summit Reached By: Doug Scott and Dougal Haston on the 24th September and Peter Boardman on the 26th September


Name: Joint British Army & Royal Nepalese Army Everest Expedition

Year: 1976

Season: Spring

Route: South Col - South East Ridge

Leader: Tony Streather (UK)

Height Reached: Summit

Members: Dougie Keelan (UK), Terry Thompson (UK), Sir Crispin of Lochnaw (UK), Meryon Bridges (UK), Henry Day (UK), Ronald Faux (UK), Jon Fleming (UK), Roy Francis (UK), Nigel Gifford (UK), Patrick Gunson (UK), Richard Hardie (UK), Ivar Hellberg (UK), Philip Horniblow (UK), Christopher Johnson (UK), Steve Johnson (UK), Mike Kefford (UK), Timothy King (UK), Michael 'Bronco' Lane (UK), John 'Brummie' Stokes (UK), Brian Martindale (UK), John Muston (UK), Phil Neame (UK), Peter Page (UK), John Peacock (UK), John Scott (UK), Phil West (UK), Geordie Armstrong (UK)

Deaths: Terry Thompson fell into a Crevasse

Summit Reached By: John 'Brummie' Stokes and Michael 'Bronco' Lane on the 16th May


Name: British West Ridge Everest Expedition

Year: 1979

Season: Autumn

Route: South Col - South East Ridge

Leader: Doug Scott (UK)

Height Reached: 7400m

Members: Rab Carrington (UK), Brian Hall (UK), Alan Rouse (UK), Georges Bettembourg (FRANCE), Michael Covington (USA)

Deaths: None

Reason Summit Not Reached: Lack of man power and found route too difficult


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