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Frostbite claimed parts of Barry Bishop’s little fingers, after his successful Everest attempt in 1963. When son Brent Bishop summited Everest in 1994, the pair became the first American father and son to reach the top of the world.

Photograph by Lila M. Bishop © National Geographic

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