Multiple choice

First Conquest to Everest via the North Ridge.

  1. Sherpa Porters

  2. Chinese team

  3. Ben Abruzzoo and team in the double Engle

  4. Richard Branson and per Lindstrand
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chinese team, led by Wang Fuzhou, Qu Yinhua, and Gongbu, achieved the first successful conquest of Everest via the North Ridge on May 25, 1960. This was a significant mountaineering achievement as the North Ridge route from Tibet was considered technically more difficult than the Southeast Ridge from Nepal.

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