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Detailed explanation-1: -Phu Dorjee (also spelled Phu Dorji) was a Sherpa and the first Indian to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. He did so on May 5, 1984 on a solo ascent from the South East Ridge. Dorjee died in 1987 on the Kanchanjunga Expedition of the Assam Rifles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sometime between 1 and 2 in the afternoon on May 8, 1978, Messner and Habeler achieved what was believed to be impossible-the first ascent of Mt. Everest without oxygen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reinhold Andreas Messner (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnhɔlt ˈmɛsnɐ]; born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author from South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen.

Detailed explanation-4: -By India Today Web Desk: While Piyali Basak from West Bengal’s Hooghly successfully climbed the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, without supplementary oxygen, Milan Manjhi from Singur walked 2, 500 km from his hometown to Ladakh to spread awareness on environmental conservation.