Everest

Norman G. Dyhrenfurth's well-equipped climb of Mt. Everest in 1963 required 1,000 porters and sherpas to carry the almost 30 tons of gear. Supplies included 12,000 cigarettes, 216 bottles of oxygen, waterproof diaries, seven movie cameras, and freeze-dried foods, including crab imperial, pork chops and chicken tetrazzini.