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Ball, Gary Ian (1953-1993), a New Zealand mountaineer, won fame by climbing the highest peaks on all seven continents. In 1990, he was part of an expedition that climbed Mount Everest and raised the New Zealand national flag on its summit.
Mallory, George Leigh (1886-1924), was a British mountaineer who died on Mount Everest. His first expedition to Everest was in 1921. In 1922, he… More>>
Shipton, Eric Earle (1907-1977), a Sri Lankan-born mountaineer and author, took part in several expeditions to Mount Everest. In 1935, he led a… More>>
Hunt, Lord (1910-1998), John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Llanfairwaterdine, led the first expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The members of… More>>
Hillary, HIHL uh ree, Sir Edmund Percival (1919-...), a New Zealand mountain climber, became one of the first two men to reach the top of Mount… More>>
Strzelecki, Sir Paul Edmund de (1797-1873), a Polish explorer and scientist, climbed and named Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in the Australian… More>>
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