A Nottingham man's Everest Expedition food package from 1953 is expected to sell for thousands as it goes up for auction at Hansons London on October 29. It is one of many mementoes which have been collected by the event's official cameraman, Tom Stobart, and the package is expected to reach between £10,000 to £20,000.
The packet, which contained food for famous adventures during the first successful British ascent of Mount Everest in the 1950s, is part of an 'incredible archive' set to be auctioned. The used foil package, which has the official Everest Expedition label, contained cocoa, orangeade powder and a banana bar.
The package is signed by John Hunt, who led the expedition, and fellow mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. The signatures, though faded, are visibly inscribed 'Everest '53' by Hunt. The memento was kept by Tom Stobart, a British cameraman, filmmaker and author from 1914 to 1980. As the official cameraman on the expedition, he was able to capture footage to create a film of the event, The Conquest of Everest.
