Tom Hornbein, Everest West Ridge pioneer

A video tribute to Tom Hornbein, the formidable American mountaineer famous above all for his first ascent of the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 with Willi Unsoeld, by the American Alpine Club Legacy Series.

American Alpine Club

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October 2020

Alpinism

4m 55s

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