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2. The North Face - Wikipedia

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   The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear , and related equipment. Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, [ 2 ] the company's logo [ 3 ] draws inspiration from Half Dome , a distinct rock formation rising over 8,700 feet (2,700 m) above sea level in Yosemite National Park ...

3. Timeline of Mount Everest expeditions - Wikipedia

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   He pioneered a new route on the north col/face, roughly continuing Finch's climb in 1922. He traveled the Northwest route for three days entirely alone from his base camp at 6,500 metres (21,300 ft). [53] Takashi Ozaki and Tsuneo Shigehiro become the first to make a full ascent of the North Face. [40] [43] 1980 Everest Basque Expedition.

4. North Face (Everest) - Wikipedia

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   North Face of Mount Everest. The North Face is the northern side of Mount Everest. [1] George Mallory's body was found on the North face by the 1999 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition. [1] The North Face is a place where one climber noted, "a simple slip would mean death." [1] Hornbein Couloir; Norton Couloir; Three Steps; Three Pinnacles

5. Timeline of climbing the Eiger - Wikipedia

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   The recorded history of climbing of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland starts in the 1800s. It is split between the Eiger pre-north face era, when the main summits and easier ridges and faces were climbed, and the post-north face era, when it became one of the greatest prizes in mountaineering. At least sixty-four climbers have died while ...

6. Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition - Wikipedia

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   On 1 May 1999, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Anker, Hahn, Norton, Politz, and Richards reached 26,900 ft (8,199 m), where they were to establish Camp VI. [16] From there, the five mountaineers set out at 10:30 a.m. for the "ill-defined rib" identified in Hemmleb's search guidelines and traversed west over the North Face's precipitously angled terrain.

7. 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition

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   Shekar Dzong (expedition photo) The expedition, having gathered Sherpas, Bhutias, porters, supplies and 100 Army mules (which later had to be replaced with hill mules and yaks), set off from Darjeeling in British India on 18 May 1921 for the 300-mile (480 km) march to Everest. [14][4] During their march, the climate changed from hot and humid ...