Tag: everest
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Sir Edward Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest together. For 50 years, neither would say who stepped atop first, preferring to share the credit.
Edmund Hillary, a humble and witty beekeeper from New Zealand, was also one of the most accomplished mountaineers in the world. It was 1953, and Sir John Hunt brought military discipline to an expedition in competition with the Swiss. He handpicked Hillary and organized a conquering party of 350 porters, 20 Sherpas and tons of…