0 ▁feet ▁or ▁ 7 , 6 2 0 ▁m ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁the ▁alt itude ▁record ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁British ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁expedition ▁reached ▁ 8 , 3 2 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁Jac ot - Gu ill ar mod ▁and ▁De ▁R igh i ▁attempted ▁to ▁dep ose ▁Crow ley ▁from ▁expedition ▁leadership . ▁The ▁argument ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁settled , ▁and ▁Jac ot - Gu ill ar mod , ▁De ▁R igh i , ▁and ▁P ache ▁decided ▁to ▁retre at ▁from ▁Camp ▁V ▁to ▁Camp ▁III . ▁At ▁ 5 ▁pm ▁they ▁left ▁with ▁four ▁por ters ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁ro pe , ▁but ▁a ▁fall ▁precip itated ▁an ▁a val anche ▁that ▁killed ▁three ▁por ters ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Alex is ▁P ache . ▁People ▁in ▁Camp ▁V ▁heard ▁" fr antic ▁c ries " ▁and ▁Re ym ond ▁immediately ▁desc ended ▁to ▁help , ▁but ▁Crow ley ▁stayed ▁in ▁his ▁tent . ▁That ▁evening ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁a ▁Dar je eling ▁newspaper ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁ad vised ▁against ▁the ▁descent ▁and ▁that ▁" a ▁mountain ▁' acc ident ' ▁of ▁this ▁sort ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁for ▁which ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁sympathy ▁whatever ". ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁Crow ley ▁passed ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁without ▁p aus ing ▁nor ▁speaking ▁to ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁left ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁Dar je eling , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁expedition ▁funds