Herman Plugge
Plugge was expedition leader of the expedition to the Himalayas to climb the Mount Everest in 1982. The mountain top was never reached by a Dutch person. The expedition was a failure. They didn’t reached the top. Besides of that, television cameras recorded that they had many arguments. An argument over who had robbed a can of nuts became known. A second expedition to the Mount Everest was organized and led by Herman Plugge in 1984. they climbed this time the mountain from the side of Nepal. Bart Vos claimed to be the first Dutchman who reached the top. However, this ascent is no longer internationally being recognized.