... . The first party to reach the peak of Everest was Mallory and Irvine in 1924. After 36 years, a Chinese party reached the top in 1960. Twenty years later in 1980, Reinhold Messner, who went solo, and a Japanese party reached Everest's peak. A U.S. party climbed Mount Everest in 1983, and another U.S. party a year later in '84. An Australian expedition also managed to get to ... ...

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