outh ▁Col ) ▁was ▁Nep al ese ▁P emb a ▁Dor j ie ▁Sher pa ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁clim b , ▁taking ▁ 8 ▁hours ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 7   km ▁route ▁from ▁base ▁camp ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁P emb a ' s ▁record - c laim ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁dispute ▁by ▁ren owned ▁M t . ▁Ever est ▁chron ic ler ▁Elizabeth ▁Haw ley ▁and ▁other ▁mount aine ers ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁P emb a ▁was ▁later ▁arrested ▁and ▁ja iled ▁for ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁sw ind ling ▁sc andal ▁un related ▁to ▁M t . ▁Ever est . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁P emb a ▁Dor je ' s ▁record ▁was ▁rejected ▁and ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁Nep al ▁Government . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁this ▁clim b ▁Robert ▁Jen ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁American ▁to ▁clim b ▁M t . ▁Ever est . ▁▁ ▁A ▁ 1 3 - man ▁Russian ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁ ▁clim bed ▁Ever est ▁via ▁the ▁North ▁Face , ▁team ▁members ▁summ ited ▁between ▁May ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁▁ ▁First ▁Greek ▁expedition , ▁led ▁ 5 ▁clim bers ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁side ▁and ▁ 3 ▁from ▁the ▁North . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁Chinese ▁government - sp ons ored ▁survey ▁team ▁with ▁ 2 4