▁▁▁ ▁Manuel ▁Art uro ▁Bar rios ▁and ▁Fernando ▁González - R ub io ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Colomb ians ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁people ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁people . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁▁ ▁Ex ped ition ▁by ▁U ral ▁Mount aine ering ▁from ▁Y ek ater in burg ▁led ▁by ▁G enn ady ▁Kir iev ski y ▁summ ited ▁Ever est ▁via ▁the ▁North ▁side . ▁All ▁ 9 ▁members ▁summ ited ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁▁ ▁T ama e ▁Wat an abe ▁summ its ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 ▁days ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁the ▁oldest ▁woman ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁she ▁sets ▁the ▁record ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁ ▁Phil ▁and ▁Susan ▁Er sh ler ▁first ▁couple ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sum m its ▁after ▁reaching ▁the ▁Ever est ▁sum mit ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁▁ ▁Dick ▁Bass , ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sum m its , ▁and ▁who ▁first ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁at ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁returned ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁title ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 3 , ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁base ▁camp ▁only . ▁Bass '