▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁self - prop elled ▁as cent ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est , ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁surface , ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea , ▁at ▁ ▁the ▁lowest ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁surface . ▁Sand erson ▁began ▁her ▁approximately ▁ ▁" E ver est Max " ▁expedition ▁six ▁months ▁earlier , ▁by ▁b icy cle , ▁from ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁in ▁Jordan . ▁( S and erson ' s ▁husband , ▁Phil , ▁joined ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁as cent , ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁first ▁married ▁British ▁couple ▁to ▁sum mit ▁Ever est ▁together .) ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁A pa ▁Sher pa ▁clim bed ▁Ever est ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁time , ▁breaking ▁his ▁own ▁record . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁May , ▁ 2 5 ▁members , ▁including ▁ 1 3 ▁sh er pas , ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ▁Ever est ▁Ex ped ition ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁scale d ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁expedition ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ▁to ▁Ever est ; ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁from ▁Tib et ▁side . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁O mar ▁Sam ra ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Egypt ian ▁and ▁young est ▁Arab ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Ever est , ▁at ▁ 7 : 1 9 ▁E GP . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2