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China's "first" Everest ascent: mystery, intrigue, and missing tents [1]

['Jason Weisberger']

Date: 2025-09-15

The story of China's first ascent of Everest, in 1960, raises considerable doubt among veteran climbers.

This video does an excellent job of highlighting the numerous discrepancies and anomalies in the story of China's 1960 summit of Everest. Most suspicious to me are the events at "the Second Step." A difficult, near-vertical climb that was previously done by ladder was tackled most heroically and unbelievably. The lack of evidence left in campsites or other locations is also suspect.

Previously:

• Photoshopping your way to Everest's summit

• Watch this climber's timelapse of Mount Everest at night

• The human and financial cost to summit Mount Everest is staggering

• Video shows massive queue of climbers waiting to summit Everest yesterday

• Adventure filmmaker Thom Pollard's Everest YouTube channel is fantastic

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