ige hi ro ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁full ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Face . ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁acknowled ged ▁Soviet ▁expedition ▁clim bed ▁a ▁new ▁route ▁on ▁the ▁South west ▁Face ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Gul ly . ▁Ele ven ▁clim bers ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁and ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁techn ically ▁the ▁hard est ▁route ▁yet ▁clim bed ▁on ▁Ever est . ▁▁ ▁A ▁small ▁British ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Bon ington ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁r idge ▁( the ▁Chinese ▁route ▁gained ▁the ▁r idge ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁point ▁via ▁the ▁north ▁face ). ▁The ▁sum mit ▁was ▁not ▁reached , ▁and ▁Peter ▁Board man ▁and ▁Joe ▁Task er ▁disappeared ▁while ▁making ▁a ▁final ▁attempt ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁Three ▁P inn acles ▁at ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 0   m . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁planned , ▁equ ipped , ▁and ▁fin anced ▁attempts ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁October ▁when ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Canadian ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁Ex ped ition ▁arrived . ▁T rag edy ▁struck ▁early ; ▁after ▁the ▁expedition ' s ▁cam er aman ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁ice fall ▁and ▁three ▁Sher pas ▁died ▁soon ▁after ▁in ▁an ▁a val anche , ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁team ▁members ▁threw ▁in ▁the ▁to wel . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁members , ▁Laur ie ▁Sk res let ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁Sher pas , ▁made