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Members of Mr. Dyhenfurth’s team move across Khumbu Glacier, at an altitude of about 18,500 feet.
Associated Press; thumbnail, Associated Press, 1962
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Died on September 24, 2017 at age 99
Mr. Dyhrenfurth was an explorer and filmmaker who in 1963 led the first expedition of Americans to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a feat that inspired generations of mountaineers.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.