1975 British Everest Southwest Face expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1975_British_Everest_Southwest_Face_expedition

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:base_camp_location	gptkb:Khumbu_Glacier
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:documentedIn	Everest: The Hard Way (book) Everest: The Hard Way (film)
gptkbp:expedition_size	33 members
gptkbp:expedition_type	alpine climbing siege style climbing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1975 British Everest Southwest Face expedition
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Chris_Bonington
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Mount_Everest
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:Mick_Burke_fate	disappeared near summit
gptkbp:Mick_Burke_role	cameraman and climber
gptkbp:notable_Sherpa	gptkb:Karma Ang Phurba Pertemba Sirdar Mingma
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first ascent of Everest Southwest Face
gptkbp:notableDeath	gptkb:Mick_Burke
gptkbp:notableEvent	first British ascent of Mount Everest by a new route Doug Scott and Dougal Haston survived a bivouac at 8,750m first ascent of Everest by the Southwest Face
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:South_Col gptkb:Hillary_Step gptkb:South_Summit gptkb:Rock_Band gptkb:Geneva_Spur gptkb:Summit_Ridge gptkb:Yellow_Band Great Central Gully
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Trevor_Jones gptkb:Charles_Clarke gptkb:Mike_Thompson gptkb:Joe_Tasker gptkb:Peter_Boardman gptkb:Doug_Scott Dougal Haston Martin Boysen Nick Estcourt Clive Rowland Paul Braithwaite
gptkbp:route	Southwest Face
gptkbp:Sherpa_support	Yes
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Daily_Express gptkb:Barclays_Bank Royal Nepalese Government
gptkbp:summit_climbers	gptkb:Doug_Scott Dougal Haston
gptkbp:summitDate	24 September 1975
gptkbp:year	1975
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mick_Burke
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7