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Old 27-September-2005, 07:15 PM
JohnD JohnD is offline
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Default Poorly chosen names on Husband Hill

All,
I've just caught up with the mosaic of the north west view from the summit of Husband Hill. http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...20050921a.html
The Team have chosen to honour those who first ascended Everest, as follows: "The cliff .... is nicknamed "Tenzing." The highest rock on the ridge ahead has been dubbed "Hillary."

Tenzing and Hillary both kept quiet about who was the first to step on the actual summit, preferring to share the honour equally. As there happen to be two rocks on the summit ridge of about equal height, should not these be named after the two first ascenders?

What do others think?
John
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