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mountaineering

By díaz oria

  • The First expedition to Everest

    The First expedition to Everest
    Since the British had not managed to be the first to reach both poles -Robert Peary went ahead in 1909 to the North Pole and Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole in 1911- they set out to be in the arrival at the "third pole", the summit of the Mount Everest at 8,848 meters.

  • First person who went up to Everest

    First person who went up to Everest
    On May 29, 1953, two climbers, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, 39 and 34 respectively, managed to climb to the top of the world, Mount Everest of 8,848 meters. It had been 31 years since the first attempt in 1922.

  • First woman to climb a mountain

    First woman to climb a mountain
    Edurne Pasabán Lizarribar (Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, August 1, 1973) is a Spanish mountaineer and the first woman in history to ascend to the 14 eight-foot (they are mountains around the world over 8000 meters high) of the planet and The twenty first person.

  • Mountain world championship

    Mountain world championship
    It is organized annually since 1990 by the International Cycling Union (UCI). France is the dominant nation in this sport, with 58 world titles and 148 medals in total. It is followed by Switzerland with 29 titles and 78 medals.