Apa Sherpa has reached the summit of Mount Everest 21 times (by 2011).
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Apa Sherpa – world record Mount Everest climber
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Lincoln Hall *1956
Lincoln Hall (born in 1956) is an Australian Climber who was rescued from Mount Everest after summiting. His case became famous because he survived a night alone on the mountain and also, because he was rescued, while David Sharp died some days earlier being in similar circumstances.
Top of the World
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This series shows a mountain by describing its coldness, steepness, scantiness – its extremes by painting. The heavy exposure the mountain experiences in the public leads to a challenging tourism for both – nature and people.
Almost unreal personal relations or “none-relations” become apparent with intensive studies of the subject. On the following pages some of them are highlighted.
Green Boot Cave – Tsewang Paljor
The Green Boot Cave is a small cave close to the summit of Mount Everest. Many climbers pass it on their way up the normal north route. It is named after the boots of Tsewang Paljor still lying there.
Vitor Negrete *1967 +2006
Vitor Negrete was a prominent Brazilian climber. He reached the summit of Mount Everst twice, but he died in 2006 on his second attempt without using oxygen.
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