2015 Event American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson become the first to successfully free-climb the Dawn Wall face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a climb of 3,000 feet; the men started the climb on December 27th, 2014 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets a record at 18,024.17; the Dow has taken less than six months to climb from a value of 17,000 points 1997 Death Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb', dies at 39 1975 Event Junko Tabei is 1st woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest 1970 Event 2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, highest final stage in a wall climb in world 1958 Birthday Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb' 1947 Event AAU record for a 25' rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds 1939 Birthday Junko Tabei, Japan, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest 1929 Birthday Jim Whittacker, mountain climber, 1st American to climb Mount Everest 1914 Event NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1865 Event Whymper, Hudson, Croz, Douglas and Hadow 1st to climb Matterhorn 1840 Birthday Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn, 1865 1786 Event Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard are 1st to climb to top of Mont Blanc
