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Mount Everest

Switzerland · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1952

Raymond Lambert1952

Everest · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Tenzing takes part in two Swiss expeditions led by Raymond Lambert, the first serious attempts to climb Everest from the southern Nepalese side, during which he and Lambert reached the then record height of 8,599 m (28,215 ft)

Names involved

Raymond Lambert

Provenance

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