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   Mount Everest

   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. ... People's Daily Online (2002-11-20).
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   Timeline of climbing Mount Everest

   Although there is no physical evidence of either man above the Second Step, it remains possible that if Mallory had surmounted the Second Step he could have reached the summit, as there are no difficult technical climbs higher up. ... Jozef Psotka, at the time the oldest person to climb Mount Everest without oxygen, together with Zoltán Demjan and Sherpa Ang Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest on October 15.
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   List of climbers

   Mountaineer known for charity climbs, speed ascents, and developing Sawtooth routes. ... João Garcia, first Portuguese to climb Mount Everest, did it without auxiliary oxygen.
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   May 26

   Many people go missing and thousands of buildings are destroyed. ... 2003 - Only three days after a previous record, Sherpa Lakpa Gelu climbs Mount Everest in 10 hours 56 minutes.
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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. ... The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%.
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   Zed Al Refai (Zeddy)

   Zed Al Refai (born October 28 1966) is a Kuwaiti climber and the First Arab to climb Mount Everest. ... It was the first in a long string of first climbs for an Arab.
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   Alex Lowe

   Other Climbs Mount Everest, South Col Route, Nepal, 1990 and 1993
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   Seven Summits

   On May 17, 2007, 18 year-old Samantha Larson from California became the youngest American to climb Mount Everest and also the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits (Bass list). ... ↑ "Canadian man climbs highest mountains on seven continents in 187 days", CBC (2006-11-28).
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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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    Omar Samra

    Omar Samra is the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest. ... Article in China's People Daily Newspaper

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Mount Everest,
• Timeline of climbing Mount Everest,
• List of climbers,
• May 26,
• May 21,
• Zed Al Refai (Zeddy),
• Alex Lowe,
• Seven Summits,
• Ed Viesturs,
• Omar Samra