Hillary Peak variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri. In the fall of 2016, two time Everest summiter Elia Saikaly along with Pasang Kaji Sherpa made an expedition to Hillary Peak. They called off their summit bid due to dangers encountered including rock-falls, bad weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues. Hillary Peak Hillary Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953. In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains
Bottled oxygen (climbing) Bottled oxygen (climbing) Bottled oxygen is oxygen in bottles, a terminology especially for high-altitude climbing. Bottled oxygen may also be for a breathing gas, especially for scuba or surgeries. (see also Diving cylinder and Oxygen tank) When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953 they used bottled oxygen. It was noted for its ability to increase the user's appreciation of the surroundings. Running out of bottled oxygen was noted as a factor in the 1979 deaths of Ray Genet and Hannelore Schmatz on Mount Everest. By the 21st century one of the