We were following Exocet, the first ascent route of the peak, put up in 1988.
Consider that the first ascent of the Nose route on El Cap (in Yosemite) took nearly two months.
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"Point of No Return, " for instance, chronicled Jonny Copp and Micah Dash (the latter whom I knew) and their attempt to make a first ascent on a peak in China.
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The first ascent is a hot scramble as we cut upwards across screes of rock, aiming for the track which goes up to Tagoudiche, our destination, a village at 3, 000 feet.
He quickly established himself as one of the world's best climbers, in 1964 making the first ascent of the North America Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan--regarded at that time as the most difficult climb in the world.
He was already a hero in Austria for having made, with three others, the first successful ascent of the infamous north face of the Eiger in 1938.
Roy, Utah-based Iomega (nyse: IOM - news - people) has lost a lot of sheen since it first began its ascent to the removable storage throne five years ago with Zip and Jaz storage products.
Most observers say it is just the first step on a quick ascent to the chairmanship of the Group.
We began our slow ascent through the shallows of the first group of waterfalls, the cool water reaching up to our ankles and providing welcome relief against the heat of the morning sun.
Beverley Hughes was first elected in 1997 but has made a very rapid ascent of the ladder of power, becoming parliamentary private secretary to Hilary Armstrong in 1998.
The test, in which an Aegis ballistic missile cruiser shot down a target fired from Hawaii, was the first exo-atmospheric kinetic intercept of a ballistic missile in the ascent phase of flight, and the third intercept from an Aegis warship.
It was Obama's first turn in the national spotlight and helped launch him on a remarkable ascent that has made him one of two leading contenders for the party's presidential nomination only four years later.
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