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Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables with temporarily frostbitten nose
001 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables with temporarily frostbitten nose, after descending from summit of Everest. The Anglo-Canadian-American expedition made the first ascent of the Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Paul Teare		 022 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables returns to South Col after making first British ascent of Everest without oxygen,initially by new route up Kangshung Face. Photo©Ed Webster
022 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American mountaineers Ed Webster and Paul Teare above clouds, heading for Camp 2, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 003 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet.  American mountaineer Ed Webster on Tyrolean crossing of crevasse at 6,800 metres during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col.  Photo©Stephen Venables
003 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet.  American mountaineer Ed Webster on Tyrolean crossing of crevasse at 6,800 metres during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col.  Photo©Stephen Venables
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet.
004 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American mountaineer Ed Webster climbing overhanging crevasse wall, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Ed Webster/Robert Anderson
 		Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet.
005 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American mountaineer Ed Webster climbing vertical ice, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet Typical Himalayan snow flutings on Everest, photographed during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
045 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet  Typical Himalayan snow flutings on Everest, photographed during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables and Robert Anderson
007 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables and Robert Anderson demonstrating that supplementary oxygen is not essential for Everest, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Joseph Blackburn		 Everest, Tibet, 1998. Prayer flags adorn the great chorten at Rongbuk monastery with the north face of Everest rising eighteen miles away. Photo © Stephen Venables
040 Everest, Tibet, 1998. Prayer flags adorn the great chorten at Rongbuk monastery with the north face of Everest rising eighteen miles away. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet.
009 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables enjoying Tyrolean rope traverse over crevasse, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Ed Webster
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American mountaineer Ed Webster enjoying breakfast tea and stunning view from Camp 2 at 7,300 metres, during summit push on first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
013 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American mountaineer Ed Webster enjoying breakfast tea and stunning view from Camp 2 at 7,300 metres, during summit push on first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables hanging out on fixed ropes, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
 014 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables hanging out on fixed ropes, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables at the 5,800 metres high Langma La, with view to Makalu, Chomolonzo, Lhotse and Everest, during approach to first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Ed Webster
 015 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables at the 5,800 metres high Langma La, with view to Makalu, Chomolonzo, Lhotse and Everest, during approach to first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Ed Webster
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Photographer’s view of his feet, climbing fixed rope up overhanging ice cliff, while Paul Teare waits below, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
016 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Photographer’s view of his feet, climbing fixed rope up overhanging ice cliff, while Paul Teare waits below, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
 		Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables using a Tyrolean Traverse to cross a crevasse, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
051 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables using a Tyrolean Traverse to cross a crevasse, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster using jumar clamps to climb fixed ropes up the ‘Cauliflower Towers’, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
028 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster using jumar clamps to climb fixed ropes up the ‘Cauliflower Towers’, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. High alitude is not good for you! Stephen Venables, 20 pounds lighter and with temporarily frostbitten nose, after oxygenless ascent of Everest. Photo © Stephen Venables
019 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. High alitude is not good for you! Stephen Venables, 20 pounds lighter and with temporarily frostbitten nose, after oxygenless ascent of Everest. Photo © Stephen Venables

 		Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster sets off from Camp 2 at 7,300 metres, traversing
002 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster sets off from Camp 2 at 7,300 metres, traversing
beneath ice cliff, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables		 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster climbing fixed ropes, during first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
027 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. American climber Ed Webster climbing fixed ropes, during first ascent of  Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables
Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables’ distorted reflection in abandoned oxygen bottle
020 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables’ distorted reflection in abandoned oxygen bottle on summit of Everest. Venables reached the summit alone, without supplementary oxygen, after completing first ascent of Kangshung Face to South Col. Photo © Stephen Venables

 		Himalaya, Nepal. Ama Dablam at sunset. Photo © Stephen Venables
023 Himalaya, Nepal. Ama Dablam at sunset. Photo © Stephen Venables		 010 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables returns to South Col after making first British ascent of Everest without oxygen, initially by new route up Kangshung Face. Photo © Ed Webster
010 Everest 1988, Himalaya, Tibet. Stephen Venables returns to South Col after making first British ascent of Everest without oxygen, initially by new route up Kangshung Face. Photo © Ed Webster

 

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