Noel Odell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Noel Odell

British geologist and mountain climber

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1890

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1987

Profession: geologist, mountaineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Noel Ewart Odell FRSE FGS (25 December 1890 – 21 February 1987) was an English geologist and mountaineer.
In 1924 he was an oxygen officer on the Everest expedition in which George Mallory and Andrew Irvine famously perished during their summit attempt.
Odell spent two weeks living above 23,000 feet (7,000m), and twice climbed to 26,800-ft and higher, all without supplemental oxygen.
In 1936 Noel Odell with Bill Tilman climbed Nanda Devi, at the time the highest mountain climbed.