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History of Mt. Everest Exploration

By emmuller14

  • First Attempt to Climb Mt. Everest

    First Attempt to Climb Mt. Everest
    The first group of people (which included George Mallory and was lead by Edward Lisle Strutt) attempted to climb Mt. Everest. They climbed up to 26,800 ft before turning back. They were the first humans to climb above 26,000 ft on a mountain.

  • 2nd Attempt

    2nd Attempt
    George Finch and Geoffry Bruce, two members of the party, attempted to climb using oxygen. They were the first to use oxygen to assist with the climb.

  • 3rd Attempt

    3rd Attempt
    George Mallory attempts a second time on the 1922 Expedition, the 3rd attempt overall, but is stopped by an avalanche.

  • 1924 Attempt

    1924 Attempt
    A group of mountaineers, including many from the 1922 expedition return to attempt to climb Mt.Everest again. Charles Bruce and George Mallory disappeared during the attempt on June 8th. Mallory's body was found in 1999.

  • 1933 Attempt

    1933 Attempt
    A group of climbers lead by Hugh Ruttledge attempted to climb Mt. Everest but had to turn back to to illness and bad conditions.

  • 1934 Attempt

    1934 Attempt
    Maurice Wilson was an eccentric British man who attempted to climb Mt. Everest in 1934. He did not take any equipment ot have any climbing experience. His body was found in 1935.

  • 1936 Attempt

    1936 Attempt
    Hugh Ruttledge attempts a second expedition.

  • 1938 Attempt

    1938 Attempt
    Bill Tilman leads a group of climbers. They reached over 27,000ft but had to turn back because of illness and bad weather conditions.

  • 1947 Attempt

    1947 Attempt
    A Canadian man named Earl Denman attempted to climb Mt. Everest with the help of Tenzing Norgay and Ang Dawa Sherpa. They had to turn back due to a severe storm.

  • Nepal Opens Borders

    Nepal Opens Borders
    Nepal opened its borders to foreigners for the first time in 1950. Previous expeditions went througnTibet but Tibet's borders were closed in 1950 due to the takeover from China.

  • 1951 Expedition and Attempt

    1951 Expedition and Attempt
    A British expedition, which including Edmund Hilary, surveyed the new route in Nepal and attempted to climb part way up the mountain. They were stopped when they encountered a crevasse.

  • 1952 Attempts

    1952 Attempts
    A Swiss expedition, which included Tenzing Norgay, attempted to climb the mountain several times. They did not succeed.

  • Hillary and Tenzing Climb Mt. Everest

    Hillary and Tenzing Climb Mt. Everest
    Visit the Website '60 Years On' to Learn More Hillary and Tenzing are the first to successful reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

  • 1956 Swiss Expedition

    1956 Swiss Expedition
    The next four climbers successfully reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

  • First Ascent by an American

    First Ascent by an American
    Jim Whittaker was the first American to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

  • First Person to Reach Summit Twice

    First Person to Reach Summit Twice
    Nawang Gombu, a Nepali, is the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest twice.

  • Ski Descent from Everest

    Ski Descent from Everest
    Click Here to Watch Clip from "The Man Who Skied Down Everest" A Japanese man, Yuichiro Miura skied down Mt. Everest.

  • First Woman to Climb Mt. Everest

    First Woman to Climb Mt. Everest
    Junko Tabei of Japan was the first woman to climb Mt. Everest.

  • First Ascent without Oxygen

    First Ascent without Oxygen
    Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler are the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest without using oxygen.

  • First Winter Ascent

    First Winter Ascent
    A team from Poland became the first people to ascend Mt. Everest during the winter.

  • First American Woman to Summit

    First American Woman to Summit
    Stacy Allison is the first American woman to climb Mt. Everest.

  • 1996 Expedition

    1996 Expedition
    Fifteen people die attempting to summit Mt. Everest, making it the deadliest year up to that point.

  • Youngest Person Reached Summit

    Youngest Person Reached Summit
    Click to Read Article Jordan Romero is the youngest person (13 years old), thus far, to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. There are now minimum age restrictions for climbing. From the Tibetan side you must be 18 or older, from the Nepali side you must be 16 or older.

  • 2014 Avalanche

    2014 Avalanche
    Article from Baltimore Sun Newspaper An avalanche near Everest Base Camp kills 16 Nepali guides. Guides went on strike.