Willi Unsoeld and photographer Barry Bishop at promontory and future site of Camp 4W on Everest’s West Ridge, with 25,000-foot Nupse in the background.
Photo: Tom Hornbein & Seattlepi.com

50 years ago former faculty member, Willi Unsoeld, climbed Mount Everest as one of the first American’s ever to do so. Below is a collection of news articles and media that celebrate this historic anniversary – including a group of climbers who are attempting to retrace the historic climb:

Seattle PI: Everest: The West Ridge, a climb into the heavens

Adventure Journal: The List: 50 Things About the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 American Everest Expedition

The Mountaineers (club): May 22, 2013: a conversation between Tom Hornbein & John Krakauer

Oregon State University: 50th anniversary of historic Everest climb + video

Eddie Bauer: two teams return to retrace the historic steps of the first American ascent

Wlli Unsoeld’s Keynote Address at Keene State: The Spiritual Values of Wilderness
http://youtu.be/MvowGvmY-KE

Willi Unsoeld, to the right, at an Evergreen faculty summer retreat.