1963 American Mount Everest expedition
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1963-american-mount-everest-expedition-180-5126331
title:
1963 American Mount Everest expedition
text:
On the 1963 American Mount Everest expedition, Jim Whittaker and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, using the conventional route via the South Col. This was the first time the summit had been reached by an American. However, on May 22 two other team members also reached the summit, this time taking a route that traversed the mountain by ascending the West Ridge and moving onto the North Face to attain the summit before descending via the Southeast Ridge and t
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First traverse and American ascent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_American_Mount_Everest_expedition
date created:
2024-03-23T11:53:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T06:01:44Z
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