, ▁Lawrence ▁W ager ▁and ▁Per cy ▁W yn - H arr is ▁intended ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁N ort he astern ▁r idge , ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁reg ain ▁it , ▁having ▁by pass ed ▁( r ather ▁than ▁clim b ▁over ) ▁the ▁First ▁Step , ▁which ▁they ▁reached ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁am . ▁The ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Step ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁involves ▁a ▁tre acher ous ▁traverse . ▁Instead ▁of ▁taking ▁it , ▁they ▁dropped ▁down ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁lower , ▁easier ▁traverse ▁pione ered ▁by ▁N orton ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Ob ser ving ▁the ▁Second ▁Step ▁from ▁ ▁below ▁it , ▁W yn - H arr is ▁declared ▁it ▁" un cl imb able ." ▁Short ly ▁after ▁crossing ▁the ▁Great ▁Cou lo ir , ▁they ▁turned ▁back ▁for ▁poor ▁snow ▁conditions ▁and ▁the ▁laten ess ▁of ▁the ▁hour . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁attempt ▁by ▁Eric ▁Sh i pton ▁and ▁Frank ▁S my the ▁followed ▁the ▁same ▁route ▁but ▁S my the , ▁who ▁pressed ▁on ▁alone ▁when ▁Sh i pton ▁turned ▁back ▁because ▁of ▁ill ness , ▁got ▁no ▁higher . ▁ ▁Lucy , ▁Lady ▁Houston , ▁a ▁British ▁million aire ▁former ▁show g irl , ▁fund ed ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ever est ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁which ▁saw ▁a ▁formation ▁of ▁air plan es ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁C ly des dale ▁fly ▁over ▁the ▁sum mit ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁photograph