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298:Hillary Step
294:
271:between the
261:South Summit
260:
258:
246:Normal route
239:May 26, 1953
234:First ascent
212:Parent range
1528:Annapurna I
1483:Lhotse Shar
1447:Yalung Kang
1138:Everest '82
1124:(2015 film)
1116:(1998 film)
1101:(2007 film)
1039:David Sharp
1019:Green Boots
872:Expeditions
853:Western Cwm
839:Three Steps
775:(East Face)
758:Geneva Spur
678:www.pbs.org
354:During the
277:main summit
121: /
96:Coordinates
62:Parent peak
1632:Categories
1562:Broad Peak
1507:Dhaulagiri
1151:EverestMax
1053:Committees
1044:Joe Tasker
1001:fatalities
935:1952 Swiss
809:North Face
744:Topography
683:2017-06-17
393:References
109:86°55′33″E
52:Prominence
1294:Khumbutse
1099:The Climb
1091:The Climb
824:South Col
804:North Col
794:Lhakpa La
753:Base Camp
545:New Delhi
334:John Hunt
330:South Col
273:South Col
269:Himalayas
252:South Col
222:Himalayas
134:Geography
106:27°59′6″N
74:Isolation
42:Elevation
1304:Lingtren
1075:In media
999:Notable
639:(1999).
571:(1979).
537:(2000).
364:blizzard
360:Rob Hall
291:Overview
228:Climbing
1514:Manaslu
1500:Cho Oyu
1414:Everest
1360:Sherpas
1324:Records
1130:Everest
1122:Everest
1114:Everest
324:History
308:of the
267:in the
84:Listing
1493:Makalu
1466:Lhotse
1314:Pumori
1309:Nuptse
1299:Lhotse
1093:(book)
799:Lho La
653:
619:
585:
551:
504:
479:
449:
191:Xigazê
1220:Years
199:China
178:Nepal
1278:2018
1273:2017
1268:2016
1253:2013
1248:2012
1188:Peak
651:ISBN
617:ISBN
583:ISBN
549:ISBN
502:ISBN
477:ISBN
447:ISBN
316:and
304:and
259:The
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1432:K2
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461:^
431:^
281:K2
220:,
197:,
193:,
189:,
185:,
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176:,
172:,
168:,
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