▁face . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Ever est ▁Ex ped ition , ▁Bob ▁C orm ack ▁and ▁Chris ▁Ch and ler ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁via ▁the ▁South ▁Col ▁Route . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Rein hold ▁Mess ner ▁ ▁( Ital y ) ▁and ▁Peter ▁H abel er ▁ ▁( A ust ria ) ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁the ▁first ▁clim bers ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁supp lement al ▁o xygen . ▁They ▁used ▁the ▁sout heast ▁r idge ▁route . ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁W anda ▁R ut k iew icz ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁woman , ▁the ▁first ▁P ole ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁▁▁ ▁Y ug oslav ▁West ▁R idge ▁expedition , ▁new ▁route ▁up ▁West ▁R idge ▁from ▁L ho ▁La . ▁Sum mit ▁reached ▁by ▁two ▁teams ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Andre j ▁Š t rem fel j ▁and ▁Ne j c ▁Z ap lot nik ▁( May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ), ▁and ▁then ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁by ▁St ipe ▁Bo ž ić , ▁St ane ▁Bel ak , ▁and ▁Ang ▁Ph u . ▁St ane ▁Bel ak , ▁Ang ▁Ph u , ▁and ▁St