THE MAN WHO SKIED DOWN EVEREST part-2/8

The Man Who Skied Down Everest is a documentary about Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mt. Everest in 1970. The film was produced by Canadian film maker Budge Crawley. Miura skied 6,600 feet (2000 m) in 2 minutes and 20 seconds and fell 1320 feet down the steep Lhotse face from the Yellow Band just below the South Col. He used a large parachute to slow his descent. He came to a full stop just 250 ft. from the edge of the crevasse.

Eight died during the expedition's ascent.

Crawley won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for this picture.

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[Kaarlo]

First person climbed to the summit walking on his hands.

[jeffderice753]

@Sarandobby first gay married couple to climb. I believe theirs that still open

[ARCANEmateCLAN]

@XxSoSickOfLoveSongxX  First person to climb Everest with no ropes :D. Please don't try this anybody. Just don't.

[SaranDobby]

So..first man to summit Everest-Hilary,first man to summit without oxygen/solo-Messner,

first farther/son team to summit,first blind man to summit, first man to ski down Everest, even been first woman, first helicopter landing on summit...running out of firsts!! H,mmmm what else?

[XxSoSickOfLoveSongxX]

6:51 i love this line....