Only the Brave

As the tallest point on Earth at 29,035 feet above sea level, scaling Mount Everest would be on the bucket list of every hardcore climber. During a small window of favourable conditions, usually in spring, it draws more than 500 climbers attempting to scale the summit. But think back to how it was more than 50 years ago, when passes to the treacherous mountain were relatively undiscovered, and the stakes for attempting to be the first to make the summit were at an all-time high.

The first record of such an attempt was in 1921 and since then Everest has repelled at