Key details
- Current boat name
- n/a
- Boat class
- 7504
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 3.96 / 13ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 0.9 / 2ft 11in
- Leeward
- None
- Propulsion
- Paddle
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1975 c
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
This GRP canoe was used by Dr Mike Jones and others on the Descent of Everest Expedition in 1976. It is fitted with a camera mount on the bow as well as polystyrene blocks for buoyancy internally.. It was presented to NMM by the parents of Mike Jones after the British Karakoram canoeing expedition in 1978 during which Mike lost his life when trying to save another member of the team. October 2007