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The First Ten to Summit Everest


# DATE CLIMBER ROUTE Expedition Leader Nationality
1 May 29,1953 Sir Edmund Hillary South East Ridge British Lord John Hunt New Zealand
2 May 29,1953 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa South East Ridge British Lord John Hunt India/Sherpa
3 May 23, 1956 Ernst Schmied South East Ridge Swiss  Albert Eggler Swiss
4 May 23, 1956 Juerge Marmet South East Ridge Swiss  Albert Eggler Swiss
5 May 24, 1956 Adolf Reist  South East Ridge Swiss  Albert Eggler Swiss
6 May 24, 1956 Hans-Rudolf von Gunten South East Ridge Swiss  Albert Eggler Swiss
7 May 25, 1960 Wang Fu-chou North East Ridge Chinese  Shin Cahn-Chu Chinese
8 May 25, 1960 Konbu aka Gonpa North East Ridge Chinese  Shin Cahn-chu Tibetan
9 May 25, 1960 Chu Ying-hua North East Ridge Chinese  Shin Cahn-chu Chinese
10 May 1, 1963 Jim Whittaker               South East Ridge American  Norman Dyhrenfurth American

 

The first ten men on the Moon
Name Mission Dates of the mission
1 Neil A. Armstrong Apollo 11 Jul 16-24, 1969
2 Edwin E Aldrin Apollo 11 Jul 16-24, 1969
3 Charles Conrad Jr. Apollo 12 Nov 14-24, 1969
4 Allan L. Bean Apollo 12 Nov 14-24, 1969
5 Alan B. Shepard Apollo 14 Jan 31-Feb 9, 1971
6 Edgar D. Mitchell Apollo 14 Jan 31-Feb 9, 1971
7 David R. Scott Apollo 15 Jul 26-Aug 7, 1971
8 James B. Irwin Apollo 15 Jul 26-Aug 7, 1971
9 John W. Young Apollo 16 Apr 16-27, 1972
10 Charles M. Duke Apollo 16 Apr 16-27, 1972

 

The First 10 Men to the South Pole
Name Country Day
1 Roald Admundsen Norwegian 14-Dec-11
1 Olav Olavsen Bjaaland Norwegian 14-Dec-11
1 Helmer Juluis Hanssen Norwegian 14-Dec-11
1 Helge Sverre Hassel Norwegian 14-Dec-11
1 Oscar Wisting Norwegian 14-Dec-11
6 Robert Falcon Scott British 17-Jan-12
6 Henry Robertson Bowers British 17-Jan-12
6 Edgar Evans British 17-Jan-12
6 Lawrence Edward Grace Oates British 17-Jan-12
6 Edward Adrian Wilson British 17-Jan-12

 
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