Early Everesters didn’t think so. Subsequent Pre WWII expeditions during better weather and with greater resources were thwarted by the immensity of the challenge. But one thing was left out of the early pessimistic assessments—the effect of the controversial use by the two climbers of “artificial� breathing oxygen. Many contemporaries felt its use was unsporting, and angrily discounted evidence to show that climbing speeds easily doubled with its use
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The thought of climbing Mt. Everest for me began in my teenage years. Teams from different countries climbing that mountain always raised the question for me: why not Iranians? After the 1979 revolution in Iran, this thought turned into a personal dream cultures. Please take a look to see what's going on in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Some events will be held in Los Angeles, CA in the near future too.
