1963 American Mount Everest expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1963_American_Mount_Everest_expedition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:National_Geographic_Magazine
Everest: The West Ridge (book by Thomas Hornbein)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1963 American Mount Everest expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Norman_Dyhrenfurth
gptkbp:mountainRange gptkb:Mount_Everest
gptkbp:notableAchievement First American ascent of Mount Everest
First ascent of West Ridge of Everest
First traverse of Everest (West Ridge to South Col)
gptkbp:notableEvent Death of Jake Breitenbach in Khumbu Icefall
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Barry_Bishop
gptkb:Lute_Jerstad
gptkb:Tom_Hornbein
gptkb:Willi_Unsoeld
gptkb:Jim_Whittaker
Dave Dingman
Jake Breitenbach
Richard Emerson
gptkbp:numberOfSummiters 6
gptkbp:route gptkb:South_Col_route
West Ridge route
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:The_National_Science_Foundation
The American Alpine Club
gptkbp:startDate 1963
gptkbp:summitDate May 1, 1963
May 22, 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Everest_expeditions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6