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Image: Bill Tilman's 1950 photograph of Mount Everest from near the top of Kala Pattar

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Description: Bill Tilman's photograph taken in 1950 from near the top of Kala Pattar showing the South Buttress of Everest (not its southeast ridge) with the South Col hidden behind the shoulder of Nuptse. The misled him into thinking the ascent above the South Col might be much more difficult than it turned out to be.
Title: Bill Tilman's 1950 photograph of Mount Everest from near the top of Kala Pattar
Credit: http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1992-93_files/AJ%201992%20211-221%20Ward%20Everest.pdf
Author: Bill Tilman
Usage Terms: Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Mount Everest reconnaissance from Nepal
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