- guardian.co.uk, Sunday May 25 2003 03.03 BST
First woman Junko Tabei, from Japan, 16 May 1975
Oldest climber 70-year-old Yuichiro Miura, from Japan, 22 May 2003
First amputee Tom Whittaker, who has an artificial leg, 27 May 1998
First solo ascent Italian Reinhold Messner, 20 August 1980
First ascent without oxygen Messner and Austrian Peter Habeler, 8 May 1978
Fastest ascent Sherpa Pemba Dorjie, in 12 hours 45 minutes on Friday
Most climbs Apa Sherpa, from Nepal, made his twelfth ascent on 16 May 2002
Most deaths in a year 15, in 1996
First live TV broadcast from summit Zhaxi Ciren, Awang Luobo and Nima Ciren for China's state-run Central Television, 21 May 2003
Altitude record for extreme ironing Brits John Roberts and Ben Gibbons ironed a Union flag on the Everest Ice Fall at 17,800ft (5,440m) in April 2003
