▁were ▁not ▁at ▁base ▁Camp ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁disput ed ▁her ▁claim ▁but ▁since ▁then ▁the ▁as cent ▁has ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁several ▁govern ments ▁and ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁Data ▁Base ▁( N ep al ). ▁▁▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁– ▁Jo zef ▁Just , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁clim ber ▁to ▁clim b ▁Bon ning ton ' s ▁SW ▁Face ▁route ▁without ▁o xygen , ▁after ▁reaching ▁South ▁Sum mit ▁with ▁team m ates ▁Du š an ▁B ec ík , ▁Peter ▁Bo ží k ▁and ▁Jar oslav ▁Ja š ko . ▁Team ▁was ▁exha usted ▁after ▁last ▁b iv ou ac ▁under ▁South ▁Sum mit ▁and ▁Just ▁went ▁to ▁sum mit ▁Ever est ▁solo , ▁while ▁other ▁three ▁began ▁to ▁descend ▁towards ▁South ▁Col . ▁After ▁rejo ining ▁and ▁their ▁last ▁radio ▁contact ▁with ▁base ▁camp ▁they ▁disappeared ▁in ▁strong ▁storm ▁and ▁their ▁bodies ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁found . ▁Slov ak ▁expedition ▁had ▁two ▁main ▁object ives ▁– ▁to ▁sum mit ▁L hot se ▁and ▁repeat ▁British ▁route ▁– ▁so ▁Just ▁and ▁B ec ík ▁also ▁summ ited ▁L hot se ▁ 1 9 ▁days ▁before ▁tra ged y . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁S ung d are ▁Sher pa ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁sum mit ▁Ever est ▁five ▁times . ▁S ung d are ▁first ▁summ itted ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2