Artefacts

Pair of skis used by Davo KARNICAR (SLO) first man that skied down from the summit of the highest mountain Mount Everest on October 7, 2000.

Physical description

Model "Eijerest" and bindings "Slivretta". Autographed by Davo Karnicar.

Created

Created: Elan

Materials

metal, fibreglass, plastic

Colors

black, gray, red

Dimension

168 x 9 cm

Literature

FRY, John. The Story of Modern Skiing. Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2006.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> ski

Reference number

81969

Keywords

Slovenia Male Skiing Mountaineering Performance Mountain

Notes

Pair of skis used by Davo KARNICAR (SLO). Davo Karnicar became the first man in the world to descend Mount Everest on skis top-to-bottom on 7 October 2000. These skis were made by Elan, a manufacturing company from Slovenia set up in 1945. The Olympic Museum Collections