As the Everest season approaches we will be hearing a lot about the successes of western climbers in the Himalayas over the next few months, but very little about the superstars of high altitude mountaineering. It’s time this was rectified, so here are ten of the greatest tigers of the snow.
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History
angtharkay, annapurna, apa sherpa, babu chiri sherpa, cho oyu, chris bonington, darjeeling, eric shipton, everest, fritz wiessner, gaylay, gyalzen norbu sherpa, herbert tichy, himalayas, jimmy roberts, john hunt, k2, manaslu, nanga parbat, nawang gombu, nepal, pasang dawa lama, pertemba sherpa, phurba tashi sherpa, russell brice, sherpas, tenzing norgay
