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== Notable Climbers ==

== Notable Climbers ==

English explorer [[George Mallory]] disappeared in 1924 while attempting to summit the mountain. His body was discovered below Everest's peak in 1999. It is unclear whether or not he was successful in climbing to the top of the mountain before he died.

English explorers [[George Mallory]] and [[Andrew Irvine]] disappeared in 1924 while attempting to summit the mountain. Mallory's body was discovered below Everest's peak in 1999. Irvine's body has never been recovered. It is unclear whether or not they were successful in climbing to the top of the mountain before they died.

[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] and Tenzing Norgay are credited with the first successful ascent on May 29,1953.  

[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] and Tenzing Norgay are credited with the first successful ascent on May 29,1953.  

Another notable climber is [[Reinhold Messner]], who made the first solo ascent on Aug. 20,1980, after a prior successful summit two years earlier with his partner Peter Habeler, made without supplemental oxygen.

Another notable climber is [[Reinhold Messner]], who made the first solo ascent on Aug. 20,1980, after a prior successful summit two years earlier with his partner Peter Habeler, made without supplemental oxygen.

The first female to climb Everest was a Japanese climber named Junko Tabei.  She summited on May 16th, 1975.

The first female to climb Everest was a Japanese climber named Junko Tabei.  She summited on May 16th, 1975.

== Climbing Mt Everest ==

== Climbing Mt Everest ==