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Tom Hornbein

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Tom Hornbein

Born September 6, 1930 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died May 6, 2023 · aged 92

Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.

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Everest - Blood, Sweat and TearsEverest - Blood, Sweat and Tears · 1993
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
1993
MovieDocumentaryAdventure
In this documentary first broadcast in 1993, Chris Bonington looks back at the first ever expeditions to conquer Mount Everest and the effect that the achievement of climbing the mountain had on climbing as a whole worldwide.

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