Monday, June 6, 2011

Question 1133: First among equals

A guest question after many days...

This one is from Anindita Ravikumar.

These 3 individuals have all achieved a particular feat. (1) is the first man to achieve it, (2) is the first woman to achieve it.

Question: What particular feat? Identify (3) And why is (3)'s achievement even more special than the others?

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Answer: Mark Inglis, the first double amputee to climb Mt. Everest.

11 Answers:

wheelsandwings said...

First man, woman and double amputee to climb everest: people are edmund hilary, junk tabei and mark inglis

Tejas Gokhale said...

The Feat: Conquering Sagarmatha ( Everest)
1: Sir Edmund Hillary
2: Hisana (first Woman)
3: Messner
Messner was first to climb without oxygen cylinders

Rahul Varma said...

Everest

Santosh said...

Feat is : Climbing Mt Everest.
Third person is Mark Inglish and he is the first double amputee to reach the summit of Mt Everest.

And-E said...

Climb Mount Everest. Mark Inglis, first double amputee to scale the peak.

Nihar said...

Climbing Everest summit..

Tom WHittaker,
Frst disabled guy to do it

Nanda said...

Climbing the Everest.
1-Edmund Hillary
2-Junko Tabei
3-Mark Inglis

Anonymous said...

1 - Edmund Hillary - 1st to climb Everest
2 - Junko Tabei - 1st Woman to climb Everest
3 - Mark Inglis - 1st person with both legs amputated to reach the summit..
- Sukanto

Kapinjal Chowdhury said...

CLIMBED MT.EVEREST.

rishwin said...

climb mt everest.!
de odr is phu dorjee hu climbd widout oxygen?

Siddarth Pai said...

Edmund Hillary
Junko Tabei
mark inglis, for several reasons
david sharp controversy & climbed everest for a show