Re: greater accomplishment
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Hillary had oxygen with him.
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Good point. I'm not sure how many people have made the summit without oxygen, but many continue to do it "the natural way" even to this day. Of those that have made the summit without oxygen, I'm sure many first made it with oxygen, then went back and did it without.
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Also, those who reach the summit of Everest today are aided in both technology and knowledge of those before them in ways that aren't true for todays 4 minute milers.
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This is certainly possible, but not necessarily true in every case. Many continue to climb everest with minimal equipment. Many professionial runners today use as much technology as any other top atheletes.
However, point taken that sheer numbers are probably not a good way to settle this question.
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