▁mon so on ▁season ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁expedition . ▁The ▁team ▁clim bed ▁smaller ▁pe aks ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Ever est , ▁and ▁exam ined ▁alternative ▁possible ▁routes ▁on ▁the ▁mountain , ▁including ▁the ▁West ▁R idge , ▁and ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Western ▁C w m ▁via ▁L ho ▁La . ▁Both ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁imp ract ical , ▁though ▁Sh i pton ▁did ▁decide ▁that ▁an ▁as cent ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁C w m ▁would ▁be ▁possible ▁if ▁entry ▁from ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁side ▁could ▁be ▁made . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁route ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁mountain ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁clim bed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁expedition ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁visit ▁to ▁Ever est ▁for ▁T enz ing ▁N org ay , ▁who ▁was ▁engaged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁' por ters '. ▁▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁▁▁▁ ▁R utt ledge ' s ▁second ▁expedition ▁achieved ▁little ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁early ▁mon so on . ▁▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁▁▁▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁reconna issance ▁expedition , ▁the ▁pro l ific ▁British ▁mount aine ering ▁expl orer ▁Bill ▁T il man ▁was ▁appointed ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Ever est ▁expedition ▁which ▁attempted ▁the ▁as cent ▁via ▁the ▁North ▁Col ▁but ▁making ▁an ▁attempt ▁from ▁the ▁west , ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁R ong bu k ▁Gla cier , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from