▁the ▁East ▁R ong bu k . ▁The ▁North ▁Col ▁was ▁reached ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁over ▁ ▁without ▁supp lement al ▁o xygen ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁down ▁by ▁bad ▁weather ▁and ▁sick ness . ▁▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁engineer ▁named ▁Earl ▁Den man , ▁N org ay , ▁and ▁Ang ▁D awa ▁Sher pa ▁entered ▁Tib et ▁il leg ally ▁to ▁attempt ▁the ▁mountain ; ▁the ▁attempt ▁ended ▁when ▁a ▁strong ▁storm ▁at ▁ ▁p ounded ▁them . ▁Den man ▁admitted ▁defeat ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁turned ▁around ▁and ▁safely ▁returned . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁▁▁▁ ▁Nep al ▁opened ▁its ▁borders ▁to ▁foreign ers . ▁Ear lier ▁exped itions ▁had ▁attempted ▁the ▁mountain ▁from ▁Tib et , ▁via ▁the ▁north ▁face . ▁However , ▁this ▁access ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁western ▁exped itions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁Chinese ▁took ▁control ▁over ▁Tib et . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Bill ▁T il man ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁party ▁which ▁included ▁Charles ▁Houston , ▁Oscar ▁Houston , ▁and ▁B ets y ▁Cow les ▁under to ok ▁an ▁expl or atory ▁expedition ▁to ▁Ever est ▁through ▁Nep al ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁which ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁the ▁standard ▁approach ▁to ▁Ever est ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁▁▁▁ ▁A ▁British ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Sh i pton , ▁and ▁including ▁Edmund ▁Hill ary ,