1. High point on the 1938 Everest expedition

    · North Ridge, Mount Everest, Tibet

    High point on the 1938 Everest expedition
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    Norgay was among the members of Bill Tilman's Everest expedition who reached 8,293 metres, then the expedition's highest attained altitude. The exact location of the 8,293-metre high point is not specified; coordinates are a representative point on Everest's northern climbing route.

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