File:1963 American Mount Everest approach march.svg

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English: NG 45-2 Mount Everest, NG 45-1 Katmandu, NH 45-13 Jongkha Dzong and NH 45-14 Tingri Dzong

Tiles of the Map India and Pakistan 1:250,000. Series U502, U.S. Army Map Service, 1955 (1954 Series L500 China).

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The red line shows the road existing in 1963 and the black line is the route taken by the 1963 American Mount Everest expedition as described in Ullman, James Ramsey (1964) Americans on Everest; the official account of the ascent led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth, Philadelphia: Lippincott .
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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/china/txu-oclc-10552568-nh45-14.jpg
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1963 American Mount Everest expedition. Route taken on march from Kathmandu to Everest

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current10:43, 22 August 2024Thumbnail for version as of 10:43, 22 August 20244,666 × 2,115 (6.63 MB)Thincatminor route ignment, font of place names
10:21, 22 August 2024Thumbnail for version as of 10:21, 22 August 20244,666 × 2,115 (6.63 MB)Thincatadjust route at Jubing
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