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Barry Bishop

Barry Bishop holds the American flag and the flag of the National Geographic Society at Mount Everest's summit. Bishop was a Society staff member and documented the expedition for National Geographic magazine.

The first American team summited Mount Everest in 1963, led by a Swiss climber named Norman Dyhrenfurth. The group consisted of 19 Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters carrying 27 tons of gear.

A group of climbers leave camp and begin their Everest summit attempt.

Porters carry supplies to Everest Base Camp as part of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition. The expedition, funded by the National Geographic Society, marked the first American summit of the mountain.