Llythyr Charles Evans

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 24044D, f. 27.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006855708
  • Dates of Creation
    • 28 Gorffennaf 1953
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh Cymraeg.
  • Physical Description
    • 1 f.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Llythyr awyrbost, 28 Gorffennaf [19]53, oddi wrth y dringwr mynyddoedd Charles [Evans], yn Kathmandu, Nepal, at y Parch. Robert Evans, Derwen, yn rhoi adroddiad yn y fan a'r lle o fywyd bugeiliol y Sherpa brodorol ym mhentref Khumjung, Nepal. Evans oedd dirprwy arweinydd y cyrch ar Everest ym 1953, a arweiniwyd gan John Hunt; ysgrifennwyd y llythyr deufis ar ôl ymgais aflwyddiannus Evans a Tom Bourdillon i gyrraedd y copa ar 26 Mai 1953, tri diwrnod cyn esgyniad Tenzing a Hillary. = An air mail letter, 28 July [19]53, from the mountaineer Charles [Evans], in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Rev. Robert Evans, Derwen, giving an eyewitness account of the pastoral life of native Sherpas in the village of Khumjung, Nepal. Evans was deputy leader of the 1953 British Everest expedition, led by John Hunt; the letter was written two months after Evans's unsuccessful attempt to reach the summit of Everest with Tom Bourdillon on 26 May 1953, three days before Tenzing and Hillary's ascent.

Acquisition Information

Mr R. Alun Evans, mab y Parch. Robert Evans; Gorsedd; Rhodd; Mehefin 2015; 6855708.

Note

Preferred citation: NLW MS 24044D, f. 31.

Title based on contents.

Related Material

Ceir llythyrau eraill oddi wrth Charles Evans yn NLW, Papurau Gwynfor Evans G1/102, NLW, Lord Goronwy-Roberts Papers C1/6 ac NLW, Kyffin Williams Archive A1/1, 5, 11, 16. Ceir papurau eraill yn ymwneud a Charles Evans yn Penrith, Mountain Heritage Trust CEV.

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