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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.
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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.
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George Mallory attempts a second time on the 1922 Expedition, the 3rd attempt overall, but is stopped by an avalanche.
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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.
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A group of climbers lead by Hugh Ruttledge attempted to climb Mt. Everest but had to turn back to to illness and bad conditions.
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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.
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Hugh Ruttledge attempts a second expedition.
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Bill Tilman leads a group of climbers. They reached over 27,000ft but had to turn back because of illness and bad weather conditions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A Swiss expedition, which included Tenzing Norgay, attempted to climb the mountain several times. They did not succeed.
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Visit the Website '60 Years On' to Learn More Hillary and Tenzing are the first to successful reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
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The next four climbers successfully reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
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Jim Whittaker was the first American to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
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Nawang Gombu, a Nepali, is the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest twice.
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Click Here to Watch Clip from "The Man Who Skied Down Everest" A Japanese man, Yuichiro Miura skied down Mt. Everest.
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Junko Tabei of Japan was the first woman to climb Mt. Everest.
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Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler are the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest without using oxygen.
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A team from Poland became the first people to ascend Mt. Everest during the winter.
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Stacy Allison is the first American woman to climb Mt. Everest.
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Fifteen people die attempting to summit Mt. Everest, making it the deadliest year up to that point.
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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.
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Article from Baltimore Sun Newspaper An avalanche near Everest Base Camp kills 16 Nepali guides. Guides went on strike.
