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China: Mountaineers who conquered Mt Qomolangma

Chinese mountaineers Wang Fuzhou, Kunbo and Qu Yinhua made their first ascent of Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, from the North Slope on May 25, 1960. This was the first time that anyone had ascended the world's highest peak from the North Slope. Since then, many Chinese mountaineers have climbed Mount Qomolangma using this route. The Chinese female mountaineer Pandor became the first woman in the world to reach Mount Qomolangma summit from the North Slope in May 1975.