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Mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953.

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Sir Edmund Hillary, left, and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa smile after summiting the Mount Everest in 1953. He spent much of his life afterwards helping Sherpa communities in Nepal, including projects to build hospitals and schools. (Norgay Archive via Reuters) #
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stands on the summit of Mount Everest May 29, 1953 after he and climbing partner Edmund Hillary became the first people to reach the highest point on Earth


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Tenzing Norgay, left, and Sir Edmund Hillary on their historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.










May 29, 1953 - The New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They paused at the summit to take photographs and buried a few sweets and a small cross in the snow before descending. #history #mounteverest #edmundhillary #tenzingnorgay
Incredible sky near the summit of the Everest
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Tenzing Norgay was a Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May...