Mount Everest record holders.(Skill: Read a Chart) WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin) | April 6, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jordan Romero's goal is to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Read the chart to learn about some of the people who have set records climbing Everest. Then answer the questions that follow.

 
Name                 Year   Accomplishment 
 
Sir Edmund Hillary   1953   first people to reach the summit of Mount 
and Tenzing Norgay          Everest 
 
James Whittaker      1963   first American to reach the summit of 
                            Mount Everest 
 
Junko Tabei          1975   first woman to reach the summit of Mount 
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