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   Mount Everest

   On 14 May 2005, pilot Didier Delsalle of France landed a Eurocopter AS 350 B3 helicopter on the summit of Mount Everest (without any witness) and took off after about four minutes. ... According to the Nepalese government, the youngest person to climb Mount Everest was a 15-year-old Sherpa girl, and the youngest foreigner was 18-year-old Californian Samantha Larson in 2007.
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   Timeline of climbing Mount Everest

   After taking part in the 1935 reconnaissance expedition, the prolific British mountaineering explorer Bill Tilman was appointed leader of the 1938 Everest expedition which attempted the ascent via the north west ridge. ... Leopold Sulovský became the first Czech to climb Mount Everest.
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   Alex Lowe

   We parked in the handicap spot in front of the coffee shop, marched right in, and then headed for the hospital." ... Other Climbs
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   List of climbers

   Leader of the first Italian ascent of the Eiger north face ... First American to climb Mount Everest (1963)
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   Ed Viesturs

   After climbing Kanchenjunga in 1989, Mount Everest in 1990, and K2 in 1992, Viesturs became an international mountain guide and was sponsored for full-time mountaineering. ... Viesturs climbs with partner Veikka Gustafsson and is a recipient of the David A. Sowles Memorial Award from the American Alpine Club.
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   May 26

   2003 - Only three days after a previous record, Sherpa Lakpa Gelu climbs Mount Everest in 10 hours 56 minutes. ... 1939 - Merab Kostava, Georgian anti-Soviet leader
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   João Garcia

   His main professional activities are as organizer and guide in mountaineering expeditions. ... In May 18th, 1999, he became the first Portuguese person to climb Mount Everest (8848m), by is north face route, again without using supplementary oxygen.
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   May 21

   2004 - Sherpa Pemba Dorjie climbs Mount Everest in 8 hours 10 minutes, breaking his rival Sherpa Lakpa Gelu's record from the previous year. ... 1901 - Horace Heidt, American band leader (d. 1986)
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   The Wind from the Sun

   A scientist, whom was born crippled, climbs Mount Everest with the aid of his levitation invention and the with the guidance of his promising assistant.
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    Maniam Moorthy

    Maniam Moorthy, also known as Mohammad Abdullah, was a corporal in the Malaysian Army and a member of the first group of Malaysians to successfully climb Mount Everest. ... Despite his conversion to Islam, Moorthy remained uncircumcised, still took part in Hindu festivals, ate pork, and drank alcohol; he appeared on television on 31 October, 2005, being interviewed about his celebration of Deepavali.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Mount Everest,
• Timeline of climbing Mount Everest,
• Alex Lowe,
• List of climbers,
• Ed Viesturs,
• May 26,
• João Garcia,
• May 21,
• The Wind from the Sun,
• Maniam Moorthy