Summit Disputes and illegal summit attempts of Mt. Everest 2005

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Who made it all the way to the top, the true Summit of Mt Everest? The good news is that on the South side of Everest, so far, we still have no summit disputes this year. On the North side, the disputes are growing weekly.

We encourage the press to ASK for Summit pictures this year from the North side of Everest. If you don't have a picture, then who can witness your summit? We will be delaying our story of the illegal climbs of Everest in 2005 until next week...

These issues raise several questions: Should climbers in 2005, 2006 and beyond be required to show a summit picture? Should climbers who climb the mountain illegally be recognized as Summiters? Is there really any reason to climb the mountain illegally now? What is your opinion, let us know: E-mail us

Earlier Update: We encourage all who summited Everest after the Chinese on the North to publish a picture with the new "tripod installed by the Chinese and the climber (either in the air or on the ground). We are getting several press inquires. As we discussed in the "Official Mt Everest Summits" article of last week, all of this takes time. We are asking several climbers for pictures who have reported summits. We have many more climbers to ask. Climbers can help one another by providing pictures. This process will take several months to complete, we need to be thorough. How can it be done quicker? Post or send us a picture with the Chinese Tripod and the climber at the summit... If you don't have one, tell the whole truth and explain why... Tell us who was with you on the summit and let's try to get picture from those who were with you...

These summit disputes take a huge amount of our staff's time every year...  We are also looking for pictures from May 21st, 2005 from the north side of Everest before the first few climbers arrived at the summit...

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