author
C. G. Bruce
1866–1939
A soldier, explorer, and pioneering Himalayan mountaineer, C. G. Bruce brought readers inside the earliest British attempts to climb Mount Everest. His vivid accounts combine high-altitude adventure with the camaraderie, danger, and determination of life on the mountain.
1 Audiobook
The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922
by C. G. Bruce
About the author
Charles Granville Bruce (1866–1939) was a British soldier and mountaineer who served with the 5th Gurkha Rifles and developed extensive experience in mountain warfare on India’s north-west frontier. He took part in expeditions in the Karakoram, Nanga Parbat, and the Himalaya, and was known for his strong relationships with local communities and mountain guides.
Bruce led the British Mount Everest expedition of 1922 and was also associated with the 1924 expedition. He later served as president of the Alpine Club and received the Royal Geographical Society’s Founder’s Medal. His books include Twenty Years in the Himalaya, Kulu and Lahoul, The Assault on Mount Everest 1922, and Himalayan Wanderer.
His writing preserves the excitement and uncertainty of early Himalayan exploration, offering firsthand insight into the people, preparations, landscapes, and hardships behind the era’s most ambitious climbs.