Top 7 Legendary Climbing Expeditions in History

Namah Ropes

April 7, 2024

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#1

1953: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic ascent of Mount Everest, marking the first successful climb to its summit.

#2

1970: The dramatic rescue on Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, later immortalized in the book and film 'Touching the Void.

#3

1985: The first solo ascent of the North Face of the Eiger by Christophe Profit, a feat accomplished in less than 10 hours.

#4

1996: The infamous Everest disaster, a cautionary tale of the deadliest climbing season on the mountain until that point.

#5

2007: The first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, considered the hardest climb in the world.

#6

Alex Honnold's 2017 free solo climb of El Capitan's Freerider route, a groundbreaking moment in climbing history.

#7

2019: Nirmal Purja's completion of Project Possible, climbing all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in just 6 months and 6 days.

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