Reply To: Sheep, wool, textile crafts, environment, genetics . . . New Home › Forums › Introductions › Sheep, wool, textile crafts, environment, genetics . . . › Reply To: Sheep, wool, textile crafts, environment, genetics . . . January 11, 2016 at 8:58 pm #9628 Deb RobsonAdventurer @robson Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay achieved the first ascent of Everest (a/k/a Sagarmāthā and a/k/a Chomolungma) in wool. Ponchos? Maybe not. Too loose a garment for serious climbing. But we can get the right stuff.