Mt. Everest - Courageous men and their world records 02

Navrang India February 21, 2025

 The first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, was achieved on May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali sherpa. They reached the summit as part of the British expedition led by John Hunt. In tose days it was a great, but risky feat because the mountaineering geers were not well developed to cope up with various climatic conditions on the fascinating mountain, particularly above the slow line and oxygen level. This historic achievement, a significant milestone in mountaineering history, has given an impetus to thousands of mountaineers across the world. It has  also opened doors for brave women in  the past decades. to face challenges on the tallest peak. Below is the list of men who successfully scaled the highest peak in the work (This is continuation of my first post on the brave men who stood atop the summit)


Mt. Everest tibettravel.org

Jordan Romero (USA):
(Youngest American to reach Everest)

Jordan Romero, 13, from the ski town of Big Bear, California,
World Record Academy

 Jordan Romero, 13, from the ski town of Big Bear, California, near the San Bernardino Mountains,  climbed Everest (29,028 feet / 8,847 meters)  and holds a  new world record for the Youngest to climb Mount Everest ( May 23, 2010). The extreme weather conditions on the high mountains  claimed the lives of 179 climbers over the years. Romero, with help from his father, step mother and three Sherpas   achieved this triumph. Jordan Romero reached the Everest summit with a group of mountaineers, including a Nepalese Sherpa named Apa who himself broke his own world record by climbing Everest for a 20th time (then).  
Previous record for the youngest to summit Everest was held by Ming Kipa of Nepal, who was 15 then in 2003.  Jordan Romero  had to climb from the  Chinese side of the mountain after Nepal denied him permission on age grounds, according to nepalese.com.

Earlier just nine years of age, Romero climbed the highest peaks on six of the seven  continents, including Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet / 5,895 meters) in Tanzania.

Yuichiro Miura (Japan):
 (Oldest - 80 years Japanese to reach Everest)
Yuichiro Miura TopNews

Yuichiro Miura (born October 12, 1932) a Japanese Alpinist  in 2003, at age 70, became the oldest person to scale Mount Everest. This record had since been  broken. However, on May 26, 2008, Miura once again successfully reached the summit of Mt. Everest at the age of 75. In spite of his age, with more vigor on May 23, 2013 Miura  successfully stood atop Everest and again became the oldest person to climb to the summit  at the age of 80. As he had difficulty in making the descent  after reaching the top, he was airlifted to base camp from 6500 meters in elevation. This achievement is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

In addition to this feat he was  the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970 and  in 1975 descended nearly 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 8,000 m (26,000 ft)). This demanding, risky feat was documented in 1975, in the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary, the first sports film to get the honor.

Keizo Miura, took keen interest in mountain climbing and skiing in this school days.  
en.wikipedia.org/Yuichiro Miura

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes:
(Oldest Britain to reach Everest)

English explorer. Sir Ranulph -Fiennes, en.wikipedia.org

 Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, is an English explorer and writer. He holds numerous  records to his credit. Fiennes was born in Windsor, Berkshire on 7 March 1944 and  inherited his father's baronetcy, becoming the 3rd Baronet of Banbury, at his birth. Fiennes is a third cousin of Mark Fiennes, whose children include actors Joseph and Ralph Fiennes, and is a distant cousin to the British Royal Family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes

Sherman Bull, MD (USA):
(Oldest American to reach Mt. Everest)

Sherman Bull, the oldest person to reach Mt. Everest at age 64 in 2001 newcanaannewsonline.com

  Sherman Bull -- the oldest  American to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest at age 64 in 2001after 5 failed attempt.
His 2001 victory in reaching the top of Mt. Everest was his fifth attempt. On his third try, he slipped and fell 200 meters, landing in a crevasse in the dark of the night, the traditional time for climbing up the mountain in aiming to reach the summit by dawn. He was saved by other climbers after spotting his head lamp.

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/10/nyregion/conquering-everest-and-record-books.html

Min Bahadur Sherchan(Nepal):
(oldest Nepalese to reach Everest)
Bahadur Sherchan  World Record Academy

 Min Bahadur Sherchan, (20 June 1931) had conquered Mt Everest on May 25, 2008 last year when he  was just a few days away from celebrating his 77th birthday (76 years 340 days) the world record for the Oldest Everest climber then. He is an inspiration to young Sherpas and the young people of Nepal.
  
Gerhard Schmatz (W.Germany):

(Oldest German to reach Everest)

Gerhard Schmatz (b 1929)  from West Germany was the oldest German - 50 years 118 days old to summit Everest in October. 

Gerhard Schmatz. hepostmortempost.com

 Hannelore Schmatz, wife of Gerhard Schmatz was also a German mountaineer (born on February 16, 1940). On October 2, 1979 and  unfortunately  she became the first woman, and the first German citizen to die on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. Her husband, 50-year-old Gerhard Schmatz was the leader of the expedition, becoming the oldest person to have summited Mount Everest up to that time. Hannelore was in a different group. Normally a team will be split into a small group  allowing  a few to summit at a time as the rest will remain at base camp. Hannelore summited that day with Swiss-American Ray Genet and a Sherpa, Sungdare. Later caught in a blizzard, both Genet and Hannelore died. For the leader of the team Hannelore's husband, Gerhard it was a nightmarish experience.
http://www.thepostmortempost.com/2015/10/01/hannelore-schmatz/

These people mentioned above achieved success and fame through passion, hard work, trust and the ability to set aside their failures. These highly motivated people are a source of inspiration to others.

Father and son summiters:

Peter Hillory(Casual image), mountaineer & speaker.
Motivational Speakers

Peter Edmund Hillary (born 26 December 1954), a New Zealand mountaineer, philanthropist and writer is the son of adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber Tenzing Norgay, completed the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. Peter Hillary, imbibed the adventurous spirits of his father, stood on top of Everest  in 1990, thus  he and his father were the first father/son duo to achieve the feat. Hillary made two summits of Everest and did not stop at it. He made an 84-day trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, and an expedition guiding astronaut Neil Armstrong to land a small aircraft at the North Pole. Besides, he has climbed many of the world's major peaks, and on 19 June 2008, completed the Seven Summits, reaching the top of the highest mountains on all seven continents, when he summited Denali in Alaska. His amazing achievements prove that he is the worthy son of an an illustrious father  Sir Edmund Hillary, whose concern for the welfare of the mountain people - Sherpas is well known'


Jordan Romero (USA):
(Youngest American to reach Everest)

Jordan Romero, 13, from the ski town of Big Bear, California,
World Record Academy

 Jordan Romero, 13, from the ski town of Big Bear, California, near the San Bernardino Mountains,  climbed Everest (29,028 feet / 8,847 meters)  and holds a  new world record for the Youngest to climb Mount Everest ( May 23, 2010). The extreme weather conditions on the high mountains  claimed the lives of 179 climbers over the years. Romero, with help from his father, step mother and three Sherpas   achieved this triumph. Jordan Romero reached the Everest summit with a group of mountaineers, including a Nepalese Sherpa named Apa who himself broke his own world record by climbing Everest for a 20th time (then).  
Previous record for the youngest to summit Everest was held by Ming Kipa of Nepal, who was 15 then in 2003.  Jordan Romero  had to climb from the  Chinese side of the mountain after Nepal denied him permission on age grounds, according to nepalese.com.

Earlier just nine years of age, Romero climbed the highest peaks on six of the seven  continents, including Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet / 5,895 meters) in Tanzania.


Yuichiro Miura (Japan):
 (Oldest - 80 years Japanese to reach Everest)
Yuichiro Miura TopNews

Yuichiro Miura (born October 12, 1932) a Japanese Alpinist  in 2003, at age 70, became the oldest person to scale Mount Everest. This record had since been  broken. However, on May 26, 2008, Miura once again successfully reached the summit of Mt. Everest at the age of 75. In spite of his age, with more vigor on May 23, 2013 Miura  successfully stood atop Everest and again became the oldest person to climb to the summit  at the age of 80. As he had difficulty in making the descent  after reaching the top, he was airlifted to base camp from 6500 meters in elevation. This achievement is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

In addition to this feat he was  the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970 and  in 1975 descended nearly 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 8,000 m (26,000 ft)). This demanding, risky feat was documented in 1975, in the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary, the first sports film to get the honor.

Keizo Miura, took keen interest in mountain climbing and skiing in this school days.  
en.wikipedia.org/Yuichiro Miura

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes:
(Oldest Britain to reach Everest)

English explorer. Sir Ranulph -Fiennes, en.wikipedia.org

 Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, is an English explorer and writer. He holds numerous  records to his credit. Fiennes was born in Windsor, Berkshire on 7 March 1944 and  inherited his father's baronetcy, becoming the 3rd Baronet of Banbury, at his birth. Fiennes is a third cousin of Mark Fiennes, whose children include actors Joseph and Ralph Fiennes, and is a distant cousin to the British Royal Family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes

Sherman Bull, MD (USA):
(Oldest American to reach Mt. Everest)

Sherman Bull, the oldest person to reach Mt. Everest at age 64 in 2001 newcanaannewsonline.com

  Sherman Bull -- the oldest  American to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest at age 64 in 2001after 5 failed attempt.
His 2001 victory in reaching the top of Mt. Everest was his fifth attempt. On his third try, he slipped and fell 200 meters, landing in a crevasse in the dark of the night, the traditional time for climbing up the mountain in aiming to reach the summit by dawn. He was saved by other climbers after spotting his head lamp.

Min Bahadur Sherchan(Nepal):
(oldest Nepalese to reach Everest)
Bahadur Sherchan  World Record Academy

 Min Bahadur Sherchan, (20 June 1931) had conquered Mt Everest on May 25, 2008 last year when he  was just a few days away from celebrating his 77th birthday (76 years 340 days) the world record for the Oldest Everest climber then. He is an inspiration to young Sherpas and the young people of Nepal.
  
Gerhard Schmatz (W.Germany):

(Oldest German to reach Everest)

Gerhard Schmatz (b 1929)  from West Germany was the oldest German - 50 years 118 days old to summit Everest in October. 

Gerhard Schmatz. hepostmortempost.com

 Hannelore Schmatz, wife of Gerhard Schmatz was also a German mountaineer (born on February 16, 1940). On October 2, 1979 and  unfortunately  she became the first woman, and the first German citizen to die on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. Her husband, 50-year-old Gerhard Schmatz was the leader of the expedition, becoming the oldest person to have summited Mount Everest up to that time. Hannelore was in a different group. Normally a team will be split into a small group  allowing  a few to summit at a time as the rest will remain at base camp. Hannelore summited that day with Swiss-American Ray Genet and a Sherpa, Sungdare. Later caught in a blizzard, both Genet and Hannelore died. For the leader of the team Hannelore's husband, Gerhard it was a nightmarish experience.
http://www.thepostmortempost.com/2015/10/01/hannelore-schmatz/

These people mentioned above achieved success and fame through passion, hard work, trust and the ability to set aside their failures. These highly motivated people are a source of inspiration to others.

Father and son summiters:

Peter Hillory(Casual image), mountaineer & speaker.
Motivational Speakers

Peter Edmund Hillary (born 26 December 1954), a New Zealand mountaineer, philanthropist and writer is the son of adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber Tenzing Norgay, completed the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. Peter Hillary, imbibed the adventurous spirits of his father, stood on top of Everest  in 1990, thus  he and his father were the first father/son duo to achieve the feat. Hillary made two summits of Everest and did not stop at it. He made an 84-day trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, and an expedition guiding astronaut Neil Armstrong to land a small aircraft at the North Pole. Besides, he has climbed many of the world's major peaks, and on 19 June 2008, completed the Seven Summits, reaching the top of the highest mountains on all seven continents, when he summited Denali in Alaska. His amazing achievements prove that he is the worthy son of an an illustrious father  Sir Edmund Hillary, whose concern for the welfare of the mountain people - Sherpas is well known. please note:  First and second part of the articled are reposted from the 2016 post from Navrangindiab log

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