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Who skied down part of Mount Everest after climbing it?

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Several individuals have skied down parts of Mount Everest after reaching the summit or during their ascent.

The Japanese climber Miura Yūichirō, a former extreme skier, gained notoriety for skiing down the South Col in 1970, an achievement documented in the Academy Award-winning film The Man Who Skied Down Everest.1

Other notable skiing descents include:
* 1996: Italian climber Hans Kammerlander performed a one-day ascent and descent of the north side, completing part of the descent on skis.1
* 1999: Pierre Tardivel skied down from the South Summit.1
* 2000: Slovenian mountaineer Davo Karničar completed the first full, uninterrupted ski descent from the summit.1

Additionally, in 2001, French sportsman Marco Siffredi completed a challenging snowboard descent of the North Face.1