Tom Hornbein
September 6, 1930 (95 years old) in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.
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Credits
- 2017 · Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey as Self
- 2013 · High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 as Self
- 2013 · Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger as self
- 1997 · Tempting Fate as Self
- 1993 · Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears as related character
- 1965 · Americans on Everest as Self