query: who was the first to climb mt everest

pos: Edmund Hillary to the UNESCO Memory of the world archive in 2013, it is currently held by Auckland War Memorial Museum. Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount

pos: Thame, Nepal Thame, Nepal Thame and its neighbouring Thameteng (upper Thame) are small Sherpa villages in Namche VDC of the Solukhumbu District in Nepal. These were the last year-round villages on the salt trading route that existed between Tibet, Nepal and India. It is the home to many famous Sherpa mountaineers, including Apa Sherpa, who holds the world record for summiting Everest 21 times. It was also a childhood home of Tenzing Norgay, who was (with Sir Edmund Hillary) one of the first men to climb Mt Everest. It is also where the famous Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the Lawudo Lama, head of

pos: John Martyn (schoolmaster) take up the headship of Ottershaw School, and Martyn succeeded him to become the second headmaster of the Doon School. Martyn served in Doon for 31 years, 18 of those as the Headmaster, thus becoming one of the longest serving schoolmasters in the school's history. Apart from teaching, Martyn was very keen on mountaineering, and was part of the expedition team to Trisul with pioneers like Jack Gibson, Gurdial Singh and Nandu Jayal. He, along with Jack Gibson, climbed Bandarpunch with Tenzing Norgay, who later became the first man to climb Mt. Everest. Martyn was appointed an Officer of the

neg: Earth Day members of the historic Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb who called from their base camp on Mount Everest to pledge their support for world peace and attention to environmental issues. The Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb was led by Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest (many years earlier), and marked the first time in history that mountaineers from the United States, Soviet Union, and China had roped together to climb a mountain, let alone Mt. Everest. The group also collected more than two tons of trash (transported down the mountain by support groups along the

neg: Seven Summits reach the Seven Summits.In 1985, Richard Bass, a businessman and amateur mountaineer, was the first man to climb all Seven Summits. In only one year, 1983, he climbed six peaks: Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Vinson and Mt. Kosciuszko. All of these climbs he did together with his companion Frank Wells and different mountain guides. Beginning in 1983, Bass and Wells made various guided attempts to climb Mt. Everest, the highest and most difficult peak in the list. On 30 April 1985, Bass reached the summit of Mt. Everest in a party without Wells, guided by the American professional

neg: Laurie Skreslet America and India. Other mountains Skreslet has climbed in his journey were in the North American Rockies, South American Andes and Asian Himalayas. Since his journey up Mt. Everest in 1982, he has returned five times. During his journey on Mt. Everest, the only injury he received was three broken ribs, even though other mountain climbers have died trying to climb the mountain. Outside of Skreslet's achievements of being the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest he is a motivational speaker and has presented 1500 presentations throughout the world. In July 2001 Skreslet published To the Top of Everest, which

neg: Vladas Vitkauskas awarded (1997) the diploma of honour of the international Fair Play Committee for participating in the rescue of the body of Pasang Lhamu, the leader of the Nepalese Women Everest Expedition (1993) from Mt. Everest. Vladas Vitkauskas Vladas Vitkauskas (born May 7, 1953 in Viduklė, Raseiniai district in Lithuania) became the first Lithuanian and the first mountaineer from the Baltic states to climb the world‘s highest mountain, Mt. Everest (8,848 m, May 10, 1993). Between 1993 and 1996 Vitkauskas climbed the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of all the continents including Mt. Everest (Eurasia), Mt. McKinley (6,194 m, North America),

neg: Garrett Madison leading a team of climbers up Mt Everest when the April 2015 Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche, resulting in the deadliest day in Everest's history. The team's doctor, Eve Girawong, was one of the American fatalities. Madison holds multiple high altitude mountaineering world records such as being the only person to climb Mt Everest and nearby Lhotse in a day, 3 times. He is the only American to climb K2 twice, and personally has led more climbers to the summits of Mt Everest and K2 than anyone. Outside Magazine's story of the deadly September 2012 avalanche on Manaslu is supported

neg: Laurie Skreslet to operate his business leadership and challenge courses in the Canadian Rockies. In 2012 he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his Everest climb that gave him the title of the First Canadian to climb Mt Everest. Skreslet, a very strong mountain climber, went to climb in Nepal in 1982, reaching the summit of Mount Everest (29,028 ft. above sea level) in October of that year. In the fall of 1987 Skreslet attempted to climb the north face of Kanchenjunga (28,169 ft. above sea level) but didn’t quite accomplish it. Skreslet has led class expeditions to the Canadian Rockies, Nepal, South

neg: Mostafa Salameh Mostafa Salameh Mostafa Salameh, (born June25, 1970) is a Jordanian mountaineer who has completed the Seven Summits, including Mount Everest in 2008. Salameh is also a motivational speaker. Salameh first became interested in mountaineering in 2004 while working as a food and beverage manager at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. His interest started when he had a dream of himself praying on top of Mt. Everest. His first climb in the Himalaya was in April 2004, when he tried to climb Mera Peak () in Nepal, but had to retreat just from the top because of illness. His ascent

neg: Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 1992 and then again in May 1993. During her Everest mission of 1992 she saved the life of another climber, Mohan Singh, by sharing oxygen with him. She was born in Adygreg village in Rewari district of Haryana state, India. She attended Maharani College in Jaipur, where she was able to see mountaineers from her room. She was inspired by

neg: Vladas Vitkauskas Vladas Vitkauskas Vladas Vitkauskas (born May 7, 1953 in Viduklė, Raseiniai district in Lithuania) became the first Lithuanian and the first mountaineer from the Baltic states to climb the world‘s highest mountain, Mt. Everest (8,848 m, May 10, 1993). Between 1993 and 1996 Vitkauskas climbed the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of all the continents including Mt. Everest (Eurasia), Mt. McKinley (6,194 m, North America), Vinson Massif (4,897 m, Antarctica), Kilimanjaro (5,895 m, Africa), Mt. Kosciusko (2,228 m, Australia), Aconcagua (6,959 m, South America); also Elbrus (5,642 m, Caucasus) and Mont Blanc (4,807 m, Alps) in Europe. He was the

neg: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of the main relay, whilst the main relay continued elsewhere in China. It was the

neg: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest should stand for human freedoms and dignity, to bolster its territorial claim over Tibet." 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of

neg: Santosh Yadav nine-nation international climbing camp-cum-expedition to Nun Kun in 1989. Yadav was awarded the Padma Shri in 2000. Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 1992 and then again in May 1993. During her Everest mission of 1992 she saved the life of another climber, Mohan Singh, by sharing oxygen with him. She was born in Adygreg village in Rewari district of Haryana state, India. She attended Maharani

neg: Seven Summits mountaineer David Breashears. He then co-authored the book "Seven Summits", which covered the undertaking. Later in 1985, American mountaineer Gerry Roach became the second person to climb the Seven Summits. In 1986, the Canadian mountaineer Patrick Morrow became the first man to climb the Seven Summits in the Carstensz version (Messner list). He climbed Denali (1977), Aconcagua (1981), Mt. Everest (1982), Kilimanjaro (1983), Mt. Kosciuszko (1983), Mt. Vinson (1985), Mt. Elbrus (1985) and finally the Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) on May 7, 1986. Morrow was also the first to complete both lists (Bass and Messner). In 1990, Rob Hall and

neg: Serhan Poçan of him, who was also on the peak of Mt. Everest along with him on the same day. Serhan Poçan Serhan Poçan (1970) is a Turkish mountaineer and a summiter of Mount Everest. He was born on April 11, 1970 in Konya, Turkey. Serhan graduated Middle East Technical University, Ankara with a BS degree in Mathematics. Currently, he is working as a software expert. He was the leader of the first Turkish expedition to climb Mount Everest, a team of six men and four women, who all reached the summit. Serhan made the summit with five other members on the

neg: Lene Gammelgaard their potential and mobilize their leadership and teams. She was the 35th woman and the first Scandinavian woman to climb Mt. Everest and reach the peak via the South East Ridge route. She accomplished this feat on 10 May 1996 as part of Scott Fischers' Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition. This is one of the most remembered expeditions in the history of Mt Everest. "Climbing High", her bestselling book to date, has been translated into 13 languages. She was portrayed in the film "Everest" (2015) by actress Charlotte Bøving. Lene was born in Copenhagen Denmark, to Kirsten Nielsen, a sociotherapeut and Helge

neg: Arunima Sinha television shows, "to do something" with her life. She excelled in the basic mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, and was encouraged by her elder brother Omprakash to climb Everest. She climbed Mt Everest with a prosthetic leg, which was arranged by raising funds with the help of a swami of Ramakrishna Mission, Vadodara. She contacted Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, in 2011 by telephone and signed up for training under her at the Uttarkashi camp of the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) 2012. Sinha climbed Island Peak (6150 metres) in 2012

neg: Alex Staniforth Alex Staniforth Alex Staniforth (born 1995, in Chester, Cheshire, England) is an adventurer, speaker, author and charity ambassador from Cheshire, United Kingdom. He has made two attempts to climb Mt. Everest and completed numerous endurance challenges. His debut book 'Icefall' was published in March 2016 and is an autobiographical account of his attempts to climb Everest. In July 2017, Staniforth became the fastest person to climb all 100 UK county tops in 72 days. Staniforth was born in Chester, Cheshire in 1995. He grew up in Kelsall and attended Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College. Staniforth first attempted to

neg: Tom Whittaker (mountaineer) of Mt. Everest, a lifelong dream, making him the first person with a disability to accomplish this feat. Whittaker's current quest is to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List, Whittaker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Tom currently lives in Prescott Arizona with his daughter, Georgia. Tom Whittaker (mountaineer) Tom Whittaker (born 1948 in York) was the first disabled person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. Whittaker's right foot needed to be amputated following a car accident in 1979. Following this serious accident, he

neg: Bill Borger Bill Borger Bill Borger Jr. (born December 15, 1974) is a Calgary-based businessman, adventurer, and Canadian Chartered Accountant. On September 9, 2000 Borger became the first Calgarian to successfully swim the English Channel. As a part of the English Channel swim Borger raised $100,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association. On May 11, 2011 Borger became the first Canadian to have both swum the English Channel and to have climbed Mt. Everest. The Mt. Everest climb was used to raise funds for the Calgary Handibus Association; for this charity Borger raised $400,000. Borger's website states, as of June 6, 2011

neg: Dimitar Ilievski-Murato Dimitar Ilievski-Murato Dimitar Ilievski - Murato () (1953 in Bitola – May 10, 1989 in Mount Everest) was an alpinist from the Republic of Macedonia representing SFR Yugoslavia, the first Macedonian ever to climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest. He died on the descent of Mt. Everest. Murato, as he was known in his native town Bitola, reached the top of Mount Everest on May 10, 1989 as part of a larger Yugoslavian expedition, of which only few alpinists succeeded to reach the peak. He is noted as the 264th summiter of Mount Everest. After reaching the

neg: Barbara Washburn Alexander Graham Bell Medal from the National Geographic Society. In 1981, the Washburns produced the most detailed and accurate map ever made of Mount Everest. Washburn's memoir is "The Accidental Adventurer: Memoir of the First Woman to Climb Mt. McKinley" by Barbara Washburn, Lew Freedman, and Bradford Washburn, Epicenter Press, May 2001. Barbara and Bradford Washburn raised three children, Dorothy, Edward and Elizabeth. Washburn was the first woman to climb Denali (1947). Other notable Alaskan first ascents included Mt Bertha (1940) and Mount Hayes (1941), which she completed alongside her husband and a team of other mountaineers. Washburn wrote that

neg: William Hackett (mountaineer) made an attempt to climb Mount Vinson and obtained a permit for the Mount Everest in 1960 but due to several circumstances (frostbite, lack of funds, etc.) he never made it more than five. Hackett was the first person to reach the summits of both Mount McKinley and Mount Logan. He was the first American to climb Aconcagua and the first American to climb Mount Kenya. While still serving with the Army's Ground Forces, Lt. Hackett’s Mt. McKinley climb in 1947 was part of Operation White Tower 1947. Operation White Tower was sponsored by RKO Radio Pictures and served two

neg: Chris Davenport Freeride Contest, 2nd Place, Verbier, Switz 2006 Powder Magazine Reader’s Poll Award 2007 Everest Award Winner- Expedition of the Year (14ers) 2007 Red Bull Jungfrau Staffette Champion Davenport was the first person to ski all 54 of Colorado's peaks over 14,000 foot elevation in one year. In 2015, Davenport, along with his two ski partners Ted and Christy Mahon, successfully climbed and skied the 100 highest peaks in Colorado. Davenport has been described as one of a "handful of skiers worldwide who climb Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks alpine style.They just clicked into their skis on the world's most

neg: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest reaching the summit from the 8,300-meter base camp. The relay was televised live on CCTV state television, and globally. On the summit, banners of the Olympic slogans were unfurled, and the first and last two torch-bearers were female Tibetan mountaineers. On March 13, China announced it would restrict world mountaineers from climbing Everest and Cho Oyu over concerns that Tibet activists may try to disrupt plans for the climb. John Ackerly, president of the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, criticized the climb as an attempt by the PRC to legitimize Chinese rule: "Beijing is using the Olympics torch ceremony, which

neg: Avtar Singh Cheema the peak. He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel. He was awarded Arjuna award and Padma Shri for his achievements. Avtar Singh Cheema Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989): along with 8 others were the first Indians to lead a successful expedition that climbed Mount Everest on 20 May 1965. He was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful Indian Expedition to Everest which put 9 mountaineers

neg: Adrian Ballinger ski, ice, and rock guides in his dual “hometowns” of Squaw Valley, California and Chamonix, France (with lots of time in nearby La Grave), guiding in the Mt Blanc region for Chamonix Experience. Ballinger has been featured in numerous climbing and skiing industry articles and press. Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards were sponsored by Eddie Bauer to do an Everest climb, and they relayed information from the Everest climb using the smartphone software application and service called Snapchat. Mount Everest has had a 3G wireless data communication network since 2010. This effort was repeated in 2017, Ballinger summitted without supplementary

neg: Avtar Singh Cheema Avtar Singh Cheema Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989): along with 8 others were the first Indians to lead a successful expedition that climbed Mount Everest on 20 May 1965. He was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful Indian Expedition to Everest which put 9 mountaineers on top, a record to last 17 years. He along with H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Nawang Gombu, Sonam Wangyal, Sonam Gyatso, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, Chandra Prakash Vohra among others successfully summited

neg: Alex Staniforth Year' award for the ITV Granada Reports region. Staniforth tours the UK as a speaker to a variety of audiences including schools, corporate audiences, charities and conferences Alex Staniforth Alex Staniforth (born 1995, in Chester, Cheshire, England) is an adventurer, speaker, author and charity ambassador from Cheshire, United Kingdom. He has made two attempts to climb Mt. Everest and completed numerous endurance challenges. His debut book 'Icefall' was published in March 2016 and is an autobiographical account of his attempts to climb Everest. In July 2017, Staniforth became the fastest person to climb all 100 UK county tops in 72

neg: Tim Macartney-Snape sheer faces and rocky ridges had since thwarted many attempts. The climb up the previously-unclimbed north west ridge proved difficult; it was one "that challenged even Macartney-Snape’s legendary strength and endurance at high altitude." Macartney-Snape took a film movie camera on the climb, as he had done on Everest, and the subsequent film, was given the title "Harder than Everest". After a night without sleeping bags or stove at just under 8000m Child, Macartney-Snape and American Tom Hargis had finally made the coveted second ascent of Gasherbrum IV. In 1990, Macartney-Snape returned once again to Mt Everest with the idea

neg: Climb to Fight Breast Cancer three of them are a part of the Seven Summits (Denali in Alaska, Mt. Elbrus in Russia, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal); and two of them are volcanoes in Mexico (Iztaccihuatl and Pico de Orizaba). Depending on which peak a climber chooses, the climber is required to raise a specified minimum amount of funds for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Climb to Fight Breast Cancer was established in 1997. Climb to Fight Breast Cancer Climb to Fight Breast Cancer is an annual series of mountain climbs to raise funds to support breast cancer

neg: Ashish Mane a master's degree in Computer Science. He did his basic mountaineering course from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) at Uttarkashi. His fascination towards mountains and trekking in Konkan region, inspired him to climb in Himalayas. Ashish has received following awards Ashish Mane Ashish Mane (Born 14 August 1990) is one of the prominent professional mountaineer from India. He has scaled Mt. [Mount Everest|Everest]] (2012)., Mt. [Lhotse]] (2013), Mt. Makalu (2014) and Mt Manaslu (2017). Ashish is the only climber from Maharashtra as of now, to ascend four of the fourteen Eight-thousander|peaks over 8,000 metres means about 26,000 ft above sea

neg: Dimitar Ilievski-Murato summit, he put the flags of both former SFR Yugoslavia and SR Macedonia. In his honour, a traditional memorial march to Pelister named after him is organized every year around the date of his biggest achievement and tragedy. Dimitar Ilievski-Murato Dimitar Ilievski - Murato () (1953 in Bitola – May 10, 1989 in Mount Everest) was an alpinist from the Republic of Macedonia representing SFR Yugoslavia, the first Macedonian ever to climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest. He died on the descent of Mt. Everest. Murato, as he was known in his native town Bitola, reached the

neg: Tim Macartney-Snape five days. They were reported missing and when the expedition eventually returned they received significant publicity. In July 1984, a small Australian team headed to the north side of Mt Everest where they prepared and ascended an unclimbed route on the north face, climbing without bottled oxygen in a lightweight alpine style and without the help of high altitude porters. On 3 October 1984, climbing in cross-country ski boots as substitutes for his high altitude climbing boots that had been lost in an earlier avalanche, Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer became the first Australians to climb Mt Everest, an achievement for

neg: Gary Ball Gary Ball Gary Ball was a New Zealand mountain climber who died in 1993. He summited Mount Everest twice, in 1990 and 1992 Ball was a New Zealand Antarctic Division field guide and instructor in survival training at Scott Base in 1976–77 and a field guide in northern Victoria Land for the GANOVEX expedition in 1979–80. He also climbed Aoraki (Mt Cook) 26 times, at that time a record. In 1989 Gary Ball tried unsuccessfully to climb Mount Everest. In 1990 Gary Ball summited Mount Everest with Peter Hillary and Rob Hall. They made a call from the summit to

neg: Steve Watkins (politician) rank of Captain. He began running dogs in Alaska in 2000, and competed in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He finished in 58th place in 2015, and did not finish the race in March 2018. In an attempt to become the first person to race in the Iditarod and climb Mt. Everest, he was caught up in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. While he was at elevation, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing over 8,500 people. Twenty-two people died on Everest, including six from Watkins' team. It was the deadliest day in the history of Mount Everest. Watkins

neg: Alex Harz an Athlete Brand Ambassador for Honey Stinger, a honey-based energy and health food products company headquartered in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 2018 brought two of Alex's past endeavors together, high-altitude mountaineering and documentary-style filmmaking, for his newest media production titled 'THE QUEST: Nepal'. THE QUEST: Nepal is the first of an ongoing TV - Film Series titled 'THE QUEST', and documents an iconic climb of Mt. Everest while taking the audience through an immersive cinematic journey into the rarely seen stories, fascinating culture and amazing landscapes of Nepal. On May 21, 2018 Alex successfully summited Mt. Everest as part of THE

neg: Chris Haver Everest. Yuirchiro was the first person to ski Mt Everest in 1970, and became the first person to climb and ski all of the Seven Summits. The Japanese America’s Cup team became the first to join up with Knight & Carver and the MBOC. Ultimately, Haver hosted six of the nine teams including France, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Spain, and the USA in Mission Bay. He was responsible for the complete design, construction and facilities management for each of the teams Haver hosted in the 1992 and 1995 America's Cup races. In 1995 Haver expanded his private equity group to include

neg: Seven Summits Gary Ball became the first to complete the "Seven Summits" in seven months. Using the Bass list, they started with Everest on 10 May 1990, and finished with Vinson on 12 December 1990, hours before the seven-month deadline. In 1992, Junko Tabei became the first woman to complete the "Seven Summits". Mary "Dolly" Lefever became the first American woman to climb the "Seven Summits" on March 11, 1993, when she climbed Australia's Mount Kosciuszko. Earlier in 1993, she had become the oldest surviving woman to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest; she was 47 years old. In January 1996,

neg: Alex Staniforth climb Mt. Everest aged 18. After reaching Everest Base Camp from Lukla, he and his team were preparing for their bid on the summit when an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 climbing Sherpas. The decision was taken to abandon the expedition. Staniforth returned to Everest in 2015. On 25 April 2015, the Nepal earthquake struck. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and precipitated several avalanches on Everest, one of which hit base camp and killed 3 Sherpas in Staniforth's team. He and his team was just below Camp 1 (6,050m) and became stranded on the mountain

neg: Scott Fischer climbers to reach the base. Through Mountain Madness, Fischer guided the 1993 Climb for the Cure on Denali (20,320 feet) in Alaska which was organized by eight students at Princeton University. The expedition raised $280,000 for the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1994, Fischer and Rob Hess climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen. They also formed a part of the expedition that removed 5000 pounds of trash and 150 discarded oxygen bottles from Everest. With the climb, Fischer had climbed the top of the highest peaks on six of the seven continents with the exception of Vinson Massif in

neg: Rhys Jones (mountaineer) a keen adventurer, and has run 7 marathons around the world in 1 year as part of her ICanRun7 challenge, including the world's highest marathon on Mt Everest, and the world's coldest marathon in the Yukon. Both keep an active profile on the speaking circuit for inspirational talks, after dinner speeches and event presenting. Monix Adventures Rhys Jones (mountaineer) Rhys Jones (born 17 May 1986) is an English mountaineer and was the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits (the highest mountain on each of the World's seven continents), and reached the summit of Mount Everest. Completing the climb on

neg: Arjun Vajpai Manaslu (8,163 m) 2011 : Youngest mountaineer on Mt Lhotse (8,516 m) 2012 : 1st attempt on Cho-Oyu 2013 : 1st attempt Makalu (8,463 m) 2014 : Makalu 2nd attempt 2015 : Alpine style climb of virgin peak- Named it Mt Kalam (6,120m) 2015 : 3rd attempt at Makalu 2016 : Youngest Indian on Cho Oyu, October 4 2016 : Summits Makalu, March 23 2018 : Summits Kangchenjunga, May 20 Arjun Vajpai Arjun Vajpai was the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest. He achieved this feat at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 18 days. He broke the

neg: Les Guthman on iTunes and Amazon Video. He has written 15 documentaries and edited 12. "Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor", premiered at Lincoln Center in April 2006. It was an official selection of the Museum of Modern Art's "Directors Fortnight Expanded" in 2007 and was shown at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Smithsonian in Washington, DC; and the Asia Society in New York, among other featured screenings. Guthman's 2009 feature documentary, "Skiing Everest (film)", features the handful of skiers worldwide who climb Mt. Everest and other 8,000-meter peaks alpine style (without using supplemental

neg: Laurie Skreslet won two awards- Canadian best seller and Children’s Choice 2004. In 2007 Skreslet’s movie The Climb was released which helped convey that personal commitment, teamwork, preparation, planning, and dedication to excellence was the key to success on Everest. He has had forty five high altitude expeditions-including over thirty expeditions to Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. He is a certified ACMG guide - Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. He also helped organize a team in 1986 which allowed Sharon Wood became to become first woman in the Western hemisphere to summit Everest. As a motivational speaker,

neg: Gülnur Tumbat In April 2014, her attempt to climb Mt. Everest failed as the ascent to the summit was officially barred after a major avalanche killed more than ten mountaineers at 5,800 m elevation. She was not hurt by the accident. In July 2015, she ascended Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m), completing her fifth summit of the "Eight Highest Peaks", in a group of six mountaineers from South Korea, Australia, France and Sweden. On May 21, 2018 she became the first Turkish woman to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side, known in Nepali as Sagarmāthā and in Tibetan as Chomolungma, the Earth's

neg: Jin Feibao World Records largest Olympic stamp collection. Feibao also plans to be the first Chinese tourist in space in 2011. On May 14, 2006, Jin Feibao, along with his brother Jin Feibiao (), became the first brothers to summit Mt. Everest together. At the summit they flew the Chinese flag along with the Olympic flag to show their support of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics. After summiting Everest, Feibao continued to climb the highest mountain in each of the seven continents as well as trek to the North and South Poles, raising the Olympic flag at each site. On December 8,

neg: Zed Al Refai Mt. McKinley in Alaska - North America's highest mountain -, Elbrus, the Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia, Everest, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc, the Vinson Massif in Antarctica, where he reached the summit on January 13, 2004, and, to complete the Seven Summits challenge, Aconcagua in Argentina on February 5, 2004. Al Refai is director of the Arabian Mountaineering and Alpine Climbing Club, founded in an attempt to popularise mountain climbing among people in the Middle East. Zed Al Refai Zed "Zeddy" Al Refai (born October 28, 1966) is a Kuwaiti climber. He was the first Arab to climb Mount Everest and the

neg: Lincoln Hall (climber) partnership, setting the stage for their Himalayan mountaineering careers including their 1984 Mount Everest Expedition. After Dunagiri, Hall's mountaineering career went from strength to strength as he participated in and led numerous climbing adventures around the world, including many first ascents by Australian climbers. Amongst these were two expeditions to climb Mount Everest in Nepal (including the first Australian ascent in 1984); the first ascent of Mt Minto in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica (1998); and ascents of other notable peaks including Annapurna II (7963m) in Nepal, Makalu (8481m) on the China-Nepal border, and Carstensz Pyramid in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

neg: Fyodor Konyukhov more than 1000 km of route. Fedor is the first Russian mountaineer to complete the 7 Summits challenge for which a person must climb the highest mountains of each of the seven major continents, also he is the first Russian traveller and third person in the world, who completed The Explorers Grand Slam: he also visited both the North Pole and the South Pole. On May 19, 2012 - Fedor Konyukhov together with the Russian team "7 Summits" reached the top of Mt. Everest. His climbing route was via the Northern Ridge (Tibet). This expedition was devoted to the 20th

neg: Hidden Expedition the top of Mt. Everest ahead of three competing expedition clubs. But first the player must find a mysterious adventurer who can help them find a hidden passage up. This leads the player through a variety of locations in Latin America, Europe, and Asia before ending at Mt. Everest. The game features a likeness of world-famous mountaineer and Mt. Everest climber, Ed Viesturs as an assistant who provides players with guidance on various locations. Viesturs was involved in the actual development of the game, along with National Geographic Ventures, which worked with Big Fish Games to incorporate some of "National

neg: Lene Gammelgaard two drug-treatment centers, developed and led a therapy program for professionals and co-dependents aimed at changing individuals’ mental attitudes and behavior towards self-responsibility in one-week processes. In 1995 she embarked on an expedition with Scott Fischer and "Mountain Madness" to the Karakorum mountain range, Broad Peak base camp and Gondogoro Pass in Pakistan. It was during this expedition on the glacier below K2 that Fischer invited her to climb Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996 with him. 1996 saw her reach the summit of Everest and safely return, on an expedition which claimed many lives, including Fischer who died

neg: Dale Abenojar But the long and arduous task of making people believe without a doubt that indeed he made it to the summit of Mt. Everest has just begun. The documentary film, "Child In Everest" will be a special feature of ABC News & Public Affairs on Friday, March 23 at 10-11 p.m. Robin Mendoza, the Executive Producer and Media Manager for "Child in Everest" says the video documentary is a raw and truthful account of Dale's momentous high altitude climb. (Gene Buenaventura handled production management, editing by Orly Lavardo, and direction by Gus Cruz.) "Child in Everest" shows Dale and his

neg: 1924 British Mount Everest expedition required the persistent intervention of the British-Indian government with the Dalai Lama regime in Tibet to allow British expedition activities. A major handicap of all expeditions to the north side of Mount Everest is the tight time window between the end of winter and the start of the monsoon rains. To travel from Darjeeling in northern India over Sikkim to Tibet, it was necessary to climb high, long snow-laden passes east of the Kangchenjunga area. After this first step, a long journey followed through the valley of the Arun River to the Rongbuk valley near the north face of Mt.

neg: Into Fat Air performances by Elizabeth Banks and Martin Spanjers, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. When Lois tells Peter of a dinner date with her former boyfriend Ross Fishman (who was previously seen in "Stuck Together, Torn Apart"), his wife Pam, and their son Ben, Peter is distressed. When Ross brags about their family vacations and that they plan to climb Mt. Everest, Peter decides the Griffins will also climb the mountain. When they return home, Peter realizes he overspoke and asks Lois to make up an excuse, but Lois is also annoyed by the Fishmans' smug attitude

neg: Tim Macartney-Snape north ridge with a small lightweight team. Macartney-Snape reportedly cited this climb as the inspiration for later climbing Everest: "partway up the North ridge of Ama Dablam he looked over and could see Mt Everest and wondered what it might be like to experience the highest point of the world via a new route in good style". In 1983, Macartney-Snape planned and participated in an expedition to Annapurna II (7,937 m) successfully reaching the summit via the first ascent of the south spur. The descent was delayed by a blizzard and the expedition ran out of food during the last

neg: Erik Weihenmayer to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Everest climb, Erik and his team created Soldiers To Summits, a program under No Barriers, to help veterans reclaim their lives by leading and serving again. On their first S2S expedition, Erik and his Everest team led ten injured soldiers to the summit of 20,000 foot Lobuche in the Himalayas. Since then, S2S has morphed into No Barriers Warriors, and has carried out expeditions from the Peruvian Andes, to the volcanoes of Ecuador, to California’s Mt. Whitney. In addition to being a world-famous adventurer and speaker, Weihenmayer is also the author of the

neg: Samina Baig Samina Baig Samina Khayal Baig (; born 19 September 1990) is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer who in 2013 climbed Mount Everest and then all Seven Summits by 2014. She is the first and only Pakistani woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. She is also the youngest Muslim woman to climb Mount Everest, having done so at the age of 21. Samina was the first to climb the peak Chashkin Sar (above 6,000 meters) in Pakistan in 2010, which was later renamed "Samina Peak" after her. She reached the summit of 'Koh-i-Brobar' ('Mount Equality') in 2011. An attempt at

neg: Hristo Prodanov m ascent on August 6, 1967 when he climbed Lenin Peak. He had previously climbed several peaks in the Alps. His major successes were related to Hindu Kush (1976) and Lhotse. In 1981, he was the first Bulgarian to climb Lhotse without the use of supplementary oxygen. His niece, Mariana Prodanova Maslarova, attempted to climb Mt. Everest (without the use of supplemental oxygen) on the 20-year anniversary of her uncle's death. Maslarova died of exposure at 8,700 meters, exactly 20 years and 30 days after her uncle. Prodanov received several awards, including: Hristo Prodanov Hristo Prodanov () (February 24, 1943

neg: Charles G. Irion combination makes for unforgettable reads. The climb begins with the first book in the series, Murder on Everest and is followed with Murder on Elbrus, Murder on Mt. McKinely, Murder on Puncak Jaya, Murder on Aconcagua, Murder on Vinson Massif and ends with Murder on Kilimanjaro. There is also a novella, Abandoned on Everest. The Hell Series includes Remodeling Hell, Autograph Hell, Car Dealer Hell and Divorce Hell. He also published a fun novelty cookbook for outdoorsmen called, Roadkill Cooking for Campers - "The Best Dang Wild Game Cookbook in the World." Murdered by Gods - Machu Picchu joins the

neg: Ayako Imoto the show "Sekai no hatemade itteQ", she said that she wanted to climb Mount Everest someday. After she descended Manaslu in October 2013, she decided to climb Everest after Mr. Ishizaki, the director of the TV program who also reached the summit of Manaslu, said that if she did not, he would climb Mount Everest without her. Some mountaineering professionals opposed the project because it would make people think it was easy to climb, even though she would be employing a lot of professionals as helpers. She practiced hard in order to climb Mount Everest, but when she reached the

neg: Wang Lei (mountaineer) 2010, Lei summited Mt Everest and became the first Chinese woman and the first Asian American who has successfully climbed the highest peak on each of the seven continents and skied to both the North Pole and the South Pole. Time table of Lei's Adventure: 2003 Kilimanjaro 2005 Elbrus 2007 Mt McKinley (Denali) 2007 Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) 2007 Vinson Massif 2008 South Pole 2008 Aconcagua 2008 North Pole 2010 Mt Everest Wang Lei (mountaineer) Wang Lei () is the first Chinese woman and the first Asian American who have climbed the Seven Summits and skied to both the North

neg: 1922 British Mount Everest expedition 1922 British Mount Everest expedition The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest. This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the northern side out of Tibet. At the time, Everest could not be attempted from the south out of Nepal as the country was closed to Western foreigners. The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition had seen the whole eastern and northern surroundings of the mountain. In searching for the

neg: Samina Baig is 6,961 meters (or 22,838 feet) high. In February 2018, Samina Baig was named Pakistan's National Goodwill Ambassador by UNDP. A documentary film Beyond the Heights was also made on her expedition to Mount Everest. Samina Baig Samina Khayal Baig (; born 19 September 1990) is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer who in 2013 climbed Mount Everest and then all Seven Summits by 2014. She is the first and only Pakistani woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. She is also the youngest Muslim woman to climb Mount Everest, having done so at the age of 21. Samina was the

neg: The Climb (book) The Climb (book) The Climb (1997), republished as The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest, is an account by Russian-Kazakhstani mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev of the 1996 Everest Disaster, during which eight climbers died on the mountain. The co-author, G. Weston DeWalt—who was not part of the expedition—provides accounts from other climbers and ties together the narrative of Boukreev's logbook. The book is also partially a response to Jon Krakauer's account of the same 1996 Everest climb in his book "Into Thin Air" (1997), which appeared to criticize some of Boukreev's actions during the climb. After "The Climb" was published, DeWalt leveled

neg: Beck Weathers mountaineering course and later decided to try to climb the Seven Summits. He considered Richard Bass, the first man to climb the Seven Summits, an "inspiration" who made summitting Everest seem possible for "regular guys". In 1993, Weathers was making a guided ascent on Vinson Massif, where he encountered Sandy Pittman, whom he would later meet on Everest in 1996. In May 1996, Weathers was one of eight clients being guided on Mount Everest by Rob Hall of Adventure Consultants. Weathers, who had recently had radial keratotomy surgery, soon discovered that he was blinded by the effects of high altitude

neg: 1922 British Mount Everest expedition Olympic medal in alpinism at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games. To each of the 13 participants Pierre de Coubertin presented a Silver Medal with gold overlay. 1922 British Mount Everest expedition The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest. This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the northern side out of Tibet. At the time, Everest could not be attempted from the south out of Nepal as the country was

neg: Jamie Clarke (adventurer) Jamie Clarke (adventurer) Jamie Clarke (born 1968) is a Canadian adventurer, author, filmmaker, actor, and public speaker. He has summitted Mt. Everest twice, climbed the Seven Summits, and is one of the few westerners who have crossed The Empty Quarter on camels. Clarke lives in Calgary, AB, where he co-owns two outdoor retail businesses, The Out There Adventure Centre and LiveOutThere.com. Clarke was born in Calgary, and as a child spent time hiking and skiing with his family in the Rocky Mountains. As a teenager he started competitive cross country skiing and enjoyed national success. Clarke first tried to climb

neg: Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb The Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb was an expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest during Earth Week 1990 led by Jim Whittaker, the first American to climb Mount Everest (in 1963), and marked the first time in history that mountaineers from the United States, Soviet Union and China had roped together to climb a mountain, let alone Mount Everest. The expedition's name was from its partnership with the Earth Day 20 Foundation, an organization celebrating the 20th anniversary of Earth Day that was led by Edward Furia. The climbers highlighted their

neg: Jamie Clarke (adventurer) side approach. In 2010 Clarke returned to Everest to summit a second time as part of the "Climb With Us" expedition. The team of six summited May 17, 2010. The expedition was designed to test the HanesBrands "Super Suit". Between 1993 and 2008 Clarke summited each of the Seven Summits: Following his 1997 Mt. Everest Summit, Clarke set out to cross The Empty Quarter, by camel, a 1,126 km journey through Oman, Saudi Arabia, and ending at Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. He was accompanied by his brother Leigh, his friend Bruce, and three Bedouin guides. The expedition

neg: Malli Mastan Babu the first Indian to climb Carstensz Pyramid. While his record for climbing the seven summits has since been improved upon, his record of attaining each summit on a different day of the week still stands today. Mastan Babu died on 24 March 2015 in Andes mountains after getting caught in bad weather post a successful attempt of Tres Cruces Sur Summit. The continent-spanning journey that began with a schoolboy drawing inspiration from a Sainik School senior who had died while nearing the top of Mt. Everest thus ended high on another demanding peak in the Andes. In between, he settled

neg: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest most technically challenging leg of the entire torch relay. Aside from the physical difficulty of scaling the mountain, the torch that was used for the climb had to be specially designed to burn in a frigid, windy, oxygen-thin environment. In April the Chinese government completed a blacktop highway to the Mount Everest base camp to be used when the Olympic torch was taken to the peak. Workers spent 10 months widening, evening the surface of, and installing guardrails on the 67-mile road, the Xinhua News Agency said. "The upgraded highway ... will provide a safe path for drivers, tourists and

neg: Seven Summits Bass or the Messner list; about 30% of those have climbed all of the eight peaks required to complete both lists. In 1956, William D. Hackett (1918–1999), an American mountaineer, reached the top of five continents. He climbed Denali (1947), Aconcagua (1949), Kilimanjaro (1950), Kosciuszko (1956) and Mont Blanc (1956). In that time, Mont Blanc was considered to be the highest mountain of the European continent. Hackett made an attempt to climb Mt. Vinson and obtained a permit for Mt. Everest in 1960, but due to several circumstances (frostbite, lack of funds, etc.), he never made it to more than

neg: Ram Chandra Pokhrel Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi in New Delhi (1980). Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mt. Everest and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa in Kathmandu. Mr. Pokhrel was put behind the bar for over 3-1/2 years by different regimes (total). His first jail time began, when he was barely 17 years old in 1960. King Mahendr'a regime put him behind the bar for 18 months without any hearing, when Mr. Pokhrel protested again the dissolution of first democratically elected government of B.P. Koirala. Mr. Pokhrel has been arrested over 50 times in different occasions. Mr.Pokhrel boycotting the elections to

neg: Charles G. Irion on Everest", "Murder on Elbrus", "Murder on Mt. McKinley" and "Murder on Puncak Jaya", "Murder on Aconcagua", "Murder on Vinson Massif", and "Murder on Kilimanjaro". Irion is also the author and publisher of the wild game cookbook "Roadkill Cooking for Campers". Murdered by Gods - Machu Picchu is his newest release to date. Books are available to purchase from Amazon.com, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, KOBO and Audible.com. Irion has traveled to over 80 countries throughout the world. His travels include climbing in China as part of the Mount Everest Expedition in 1987, a climbing Expedition in Tanzania to climb Mount

neg: Ming Kipa record holder was Temba Tsheri who climbed Everest at the age of 16 in 2001. At the time of this record, 2003, about 1200 people had reached the summit of Mount Everest since 1953 with about 175 dying. Ming Kipa Ming Kipa () (born 1988) is a Nepalese Sherpa girl who held the record as the youngest person to climb Mount Everest from 2003 to 2010. She reached the summit on May 22, 2003 when she was 15 years old, with her brother Mingma Gyula and her sister Laphka. Nepalese law does not allow climbers under 16 to climb Everest,

neg: Klára Poláčková and, while in the UK, she won the LTA tournament at the Queens Club in London. Klara published a detailed account of her expedition a year to the day she scaled Mt Everest in 2008. It is illustrated throughout with her personal photographs. On 9 March 2006 Klára Poláčková and her friend Tashi Tenzing reached the summit of Cho Oyu, 8201 metres above sea level and the sixth highest mountain in the world. Choosing to climb, via Kathmandu, from (the more difficult) north side, Klára Poláčková and Tashi Tenzing reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8.16 (local time) on

neg: John Crabbe Cunningham in 1964–65. He was also a member of the South Georgia Survey of 1955–56. He died after a climbing accident off "sea-cliffs" of mountains of Holyhead on 31 January 1980, when was carried away by sea waves to his death as he did not know how to swim. During the 1950s and '60s, Cunningham went to New Zealand, India and Antarctica. He wanted to climb to Mt. Everest, and in 1953 he had gone to Nepal via India with Dr. Hamish MacInnes, also a Scottish mountaineer, to start his climb. However, Hillary and Tenzing had made it to the top

neg: Richard McGowan Richard McGowan Richard "Dick" McGowan (July 12, 1933 – February 27, 2007) was an American explorer, mountaineer, and entrepreneur, who helped start the modern adventure travel industry. He is best remembered today for his Mt. Everest expedition in 1955, during which he climbed the Khumbu Ice Fall, thus becoming the first American to set foot on Mt. Everest. McGowan was a key figure in the development of modern outdoor gear, and was the first employee of Recreation Equipment Incorporated (REI). In the '60s and early '70s he owned a group of stores in the northwest that sold climbing and ski

neg: Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal, the likes such as:- 1) Gora Pertin, first Pro-temporary Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1975) 2) Jomin Tayeng, first IAS (direct recruit through UPSC, 1967), first L.L.B (Law Graduate, 1967) in Arunachal Pradesh. 3) Tine Mena (1st women to climb Mt. everest) from Arunachal Pradesh. 4) Anayok James Tayeng, first IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer (by induction), 1964. 5) Mukut Mithi, first person to become Lieutant Governor from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. 6) Dr. Marak Pertin, first Navy Doctor from Arunachal Pradesh. 7) Mrs Rukluki Lego, First ANM (Auxiliary Nursing Midwife), 1951 batch from Arunachal Pradesh.

neg: Mount Everest in 2013 Sudarshan Gautam, who was descending the mountain after becoming the first person without arms to summit Everest without using prosthetics. Gautam was rescued after collapsing near Camp 3. On 21 May 2013 a team from Lawrence School Sanawar climbed Mt. Everest. The first school to do this globally. On 21 May, Arunima Sinha became the first female amputee to summit Everest. Phurba Tashi completed his 21st summit in May, a total equal to the record held by Apa Sherpa. On 27 April, three climbers were attacked by a group of 100 Sherpas at 21,000 feet elevation. The event was seen

neg: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest also represents the idea of green Olympics, high-tech Olympics and people's Olympics," Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Jingming said. The government of Nepal imposed a complete communication ban on journalists and ordered soldiers and police to set up camps on Mount Everest with permission to use force against pro-Tibet demonstrators "to stop any anti-Chinese activities" during the torch's climb to the summit. "This could mean shooting if necessary," Home Ministry spokesman Mod Raj Dotel said. On May 8, the Chinese Mountaineering Team successfully scaled the world's highest peak. A total of 36 torchbearers participated in the torch relay, 12 of them

neg: Dale Abenojar Dorchi Sherpa. The two extraordinary Mt. Everest guides who assisted our own independent Filipino climber in his Mt. Everest expedition. The two-time Everest summiteer Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa, successfully climbed both the North and South side, led Dale all the way to the summit for his third time. Unfortunately, Pasang Dorchi Sherpa- a two time Everest summiteer who lost all his toes to frostbite did not make it. Abenojar's feat had been certified by the Mountaineering Association of Tibet of the Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and corroborated by a respected Himalayan expedition American chronicler, Ms. Elisabeth Hawley.

neg: Charles G. Irion Determined to make his dreams a reality, he wrote and published fourteen books: the Summit Murder Mystery Series, Hell Series, Murdered by Gods - Machu Picchu and Roadkill Cooking - The Best Dang Wile Game Cookbook in the World. Inspired by his 1987 attempt to climb Mt. Everest, and a 2011 summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, each book in the Summit Murder Mystery series is set atop the highest point of the world's seven continents. Deaths from falls, avalanches, illness, heart attacks, and high altitude sickness are a matter or course and when you add in murder, action and adventure, the

neg: Nawang Sherpa Gold Medal from His Majesty the King of Nepal. Nawang Sherpa Nawang Sherpa became the first person to climb Mount Everest with a prosthetic leg by reaching the summit on May 16, 2004 (see Mount Everest Timeline and Trivia). He is also the first amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest on his first attempt, and the first disabled person from Asia to stand on the summit. Nawang, a trans-tibial amputee, is a native of Tapting in the Himalayan region of Solukhumbu in Nepal. He grew up with a love of mountains and a dream to climb Mount Everest

neg: Nawang Sherpa Nawang Sherpa Nawang Sherpa became the first person to climb Mount Everest with a prosthetic leg by reaching the summit on May 16, 2004 (see Mount Everest Timeline and Trivia). He is also the first amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest on his first attempt, and the first disabled person from Asia to stand on the summit. Nawang, a trans-tibial amputee, is a native of Tapting in the Himalayan region of Solukhumbu in Nepal. He grew up with a love of mountains and a dream to climb Mount Everest some day. He had completed part of his training

neg: Women in Nepal levels. There has been increased government involvement to increase accountability and monitoring of gender equality commitments and to establish and strengthen linkages between the normative and operational aspects of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Today, Nepalese women are defying cultural traditions, and are becoming community leaders, environmentalists politicians and business owners. In October 2015, Nepal Elected its first female president, Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Other famous Nepali women include CNN Hero of the Year winners Anuradha Koirala, Pushpa Basnet, first female to climb Mt. Everest Pasang Lamu Sherpa,international award winning athletes Mira Rai, Phupu Lhamu Khatri,and first female chief justice Sushila

neg: Eureka! Tent Company nineteen-man team on the first all-American expedition to Mt. Everest; the American Women's Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I; Eric Simonson on two research expeditions to Mt. Everest; then-President George H. W. Bush, whom Bass Pro Employees in Springfield, Missouri spotted purchasing a Eureka! tent in 1991; the Girl Scouts of the USA; the Boy Scouts of America; the Arctic Institute of North America; the United States Department of the Interior; the Geological Survey; the Peace Corps; Lee African Safaris; and the U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze. Sir Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 was among one of the first explorers in

neg: Simon Binks 1982, had Binks providing guitars but no songwriting credits. Drummer Bill McDonough left early in 1983, the Crawl recorded an EP "Semantics" with Graham Bidstrup on drums. Of the four tracks, Binks wrote "White Limbo" which was also the B-side of the European single release "Reckless". Mountain climber, Lincoln Hall, quotes lyrics from Binks' song in his book, "White Limbo: The first Australian climb of Mt Everest" (1985). The EP "Semantics" charted on the Australian Singles Charts to reach No. 1 and consequently some sources list "Reckless" as a No. 1 single. After the EP, John Watson replaced Bidstrup as

neg: Temba Tsheri that he had lost friends, equipment, and houses due to the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. Temba Tsheri Temba Tsheri Sherpa () is a Sherpa from Rolwaling Valley, Dolkha, Nepal. On May 23, 2001, at the age of 16 years, he became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. The youth, who was still in school, lost five fingers to frostbite while attempting to climb from the south side in 2000. He made his successful ascent from the north side (Tibet) of Mount Everest in 2001. Temba was climbing with the International Everest Expedition. Jordan Romero from United States climbed Mount Everest

neg: Temba Tsheri Temba Tsheri Temba Tsheri Sherpa () is a Sherpa from Rolwaling Valley, Dolkha, Nepal. On May 23, 2001, at the age of 16 years, he became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. The youth, who was still in school, lost five fingers to frostbite while attempting to climb from the south side in 2000. He made his successful ascent from the north side (Tibet) of Mount Everest in 2001. Temba was climbing with the International Everest Expedition. Jordan Romero from United States climbed Mount Everest on May 22, 2010. Aged of 13. In an interview in 2015 he noted

neg: Garrett Madison with photos and notes of Madison's mountain rescue and recovery efforts. An interview and story of Madison's 2012 Mt. Everest summit was published in the October 2012 issue of Outside Magazine. The MTN Meister Podcast featured an interview with Madison in 2014 detailing, among other things, his ascent of K2 that was the mountain's first ever guided climb. Outside Magazine featured Madison on the cover of their 2015 Adventure Issue. People Magazine and The Today Show both highlighted Madison's experience during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake while covering the tragedy. In July 2015, ESPN featured Madison in a video about

neg: Mount Everest in 2017 climb was one of fastest since Hans Kammerlander completed the normal Tibet-side route in 16 hours 45 minutes in 1996, setting the official Guinness World Record. In 2005, Christian Stangl reached the top of Everest from advanced base camp in 16 hours and 42 minutes. Famed Nepali-American mountaineer Lhakpa Sherpa attained her 8th Mount Everest summit, enhancing the world record for most times to the top for a woman. On May 21, 2017, Anshu Jamsenpa became the first woman to summit Everest twice within a week, doing so in five days, and became the first Indian woman to climb Mount

neg: 2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition 2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition The 2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition was the quest for the first Filipino's to climb Mount Everest, and to put the Philippine flag on top of the mountain. The expedition, consisting of Filipino triathlete Leo Oración and Erwin Emata, was backed by Philippine television network ABS-CBN; Romeo Garduce, who was climbing at the same time, was sponsored by rival GMA-7. Despite having rival sponsors, both teams maintained that it was not a race to the top of Mount Everest. They made their ascent via the South Col route. A third Filipino, Dale Abenojar, climbed independently,

neg: Mount Everest case would be extraordinarily dangerous. Eventually, a rescue was organised thanks to a lieutenant colonel of the Nepalese Army who conducted the second-highest known helicopter medical evacuation up to that time. The storm's impact on climbers on the North Ridge of Everest, where several climbers also died, was detailed in a first-hand account by British filmmaker and writer Matt Dickinson in his book "The Other Side of Everest". 16-year-old Mark Pfetzer was on the climb and wrote about it in his account, "Within Reach: My Everest Story". The 2015 feature film "Everest", directed by Baltasar Kormákur, is based on the

neg: Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who had climbed Mt Everest along with another record holder climber Apa Sherpa in 2004, reacted. Petitioner Lakpa Gelu, who is now in US, was not available for comment. It is almost certain that the Sherpa mountaineer will be formally stripped of his title of the world's fastest Mt Everest summitteer soon. “The Department of Tourism will act as per the court ruling,” DOT's Director General Dinesh Bhattarai said, adding, “The DoT has not formally received the court order.” Follow The Himalayan Times on Twitter and Facebook In addition to over a dozen Everest summits, Lhakpa has also summitted

neg: Global SchoolNet democracy; business, trade, and economics; science and technology; safety and security; history of foreign relations; health and environmental awareness; and arts and culture. More than 1,500 projects are archived in the Doors to Diplomacy library and serve as educational resources. Global SchoolNet partners with explorers who want to share the educational value of their travels with youth. Previous online expeditions have included Dan Buettner's bicycle journey through the Mayan ruins, Wave Vidmar's solo and unsupported trek to the North Pole, Sandra Hill Pitman's climb up Mt. Everest and Roger William's "Where on the Globe is Roger?" peace journey across six

neg: Into Fat Air and proposes they actually climb Mt. Everest. Arriving in Nepal, the Griffins find the Fishmans, who are surprised they actually followed through with the trip. While climbing, they discover they are ahead of the Fishmans. But when they reach the top, they discover the Fishmans beat them there. As they start back down, things go awry when they get stuck on the mountainside in the middle of a massive storm. Starving after Peter mistook trail mix for a mix tape, they come across the dead frozen body of Ben and decide to eat him to survive. They pass Ross and

neg: Arunima Sinha Arunima Sinha Arunima Sinha (born 20 July 1988) is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by some robbers in 2011 while she was resisting them. As a result, one of her legs had to be amputated below the knee. Her aim was to climb all the continents' highest peaks and hoist the national flag of India. She has already done six peaks: Everest in Asia, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Europe, Kosciuszko in Australia, Aconcagua in Argentina and Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) in Indonesia.