No . 131 The Trusty Servant
climber : on the 1921 expedition , alongside Mallory he climbed Kama Changri at 21,300ft ( 6,500 m ), the first to do so and also with Mallory was the first to establish camp at Lhagpa La ( 22,470ft / 6,849m ). In 1922 he was part of the four-man summit party ( once again with Mallory ) that attempted Everest without oxygen .
Recent Win Coll Soc Events
Chawker ’ s House Film and Live Conversation
On 6 May the Director ( F , 76-81 ) and James Hodgins ( Housedon 09-21 ) hosted a virtual evening for old Chawkerites . With well over a hundred on the call , this was clearly a draw for Chawkerites of all ages . The audience represented OWs who had been in the house between 1940 and 2018 . Previous housemasters Euan MacAlpine ( 77-81 ), David Baldwin ( 81-96 ) and Nick MacKinnon ( 96-09 ) recorded interviews beforehand and were all present to take part in live conversation .
We were particularly pleased to hear from Nicholas Shakespeare ( F , 70-74 ) and his father John ( F , 43-48 ), who were able to clear up the matter of some graffiti discovered by tour guide Rupert Hill ( F , 67-72 ). David Cairns ( F , 40-44 ) also spoke about how different Chawker ’ s had been during the War . Johnnie Stephens ( F , 57-61 ) gave a lament about the absence of tubs and tubroom .
To celebrate Winchester ’ s connection with this significant anniversary of exploration and climbing , an exhibition is planned in the Eccles Room for the week beginning 20th September with a lecture by Stephen Venables on Everest on Thursday 23rd September , the eve of the anniversary of Mallory and Bullock
In the light of this inaugural success , the format will be extended to other houses . Please respond to the plea above for editors who know their own boarding houses and past Housedons .
OW Div Hour The first online div hour for Old Wykehamists took place on Thursday , 22 nd April 2021 . Fittingly , this was World Earth Day and Mr Andy Sparkes ( Co Ro , 16- ) guided his div on a tour of the impenetrable field of acronyms ; the pressures on global leaders in the run up to COP26 ; the immediacy of the crisis facing the world if carbon emissions are not reversed within five years and whether we can achieve this through voluntary action or only by acceptable regulation .
Further online div hours will be arranged . The next follows on 17 th June ( see below ). Lectures and debate about climate change will continue
reaching North Col . OWs are warmly invited to attend the lecture which will start at 19:05 .
Any OWs with original Everestrelated material which they would be willing to loan for this exhibition should contact Adam Rattray ( eacr @ wincoll . ac . uk ).
Parents Quiz Night The Winchester Parents ’ Events Committee celebrated the launch of a new competition this term : The Parents ’ Pellicula Pot . Hosted by the engaging film buff Yuriy Evdokimov ( father to Konstantin , H , 19- ), parents were put through their paces on all things motion picture . The virtual evening kicked off with a fascinating potted history of film , followed by a challenging series of questions which had all the parents scratching their heads . Answers were submitted through Kahoot !, the quiz app , which recorded the speed and accuracy of responses .
The winners , Damian and Sacha Hoskins , had an enviable 13 correctanswer streak , with the McCreery and Robert families coming in second and third respectively .
Tubs relegated to the Housemaster ’ s herb garden
Our champions are now the proud keepers of this majestic Pot !
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