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The view just displayed looks like the SW Face climbed by the Bonnington expedition in 1975, which put Dougal Haston and Doug Scott on top
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What a epic expedition that was, first to climb the south west face and finally after all the previous expeditions/attempts British born climbers achieved the summit. From memory after Scott and Haston summited at 6pm in the evening they descended down to the south summit and decided to make camp in a small snow cave and endure a night above 8000m.
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What epic expeditions organised by Bonnington, eh ? I think Mick Burke met his death on the 1975 expedition, when he was part of the second summit team.
What a history surrounding Everest !
I still can't get over how Lincoln Hall managed to escape death after his 2006 climb, where he was left for dead after suffering altitude sickness at 8600m, and spending the night in the open without oxygen !! Talk about lucky escapes !
Cheers