Notable recipients include the members of the Third American Karakoram Expedition for their attempted rescue of Art Gilkey on K2 in 1953, Pete Athans, Todd Burleson and Anatoli Boukreev for their part in the 1996 Everest disaster, Ed Viesturs for two separate rescues on K2 in 1992, and Simone Moro for his rescue of young mountaineer Tom Moores in 2001.