Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first person to climb the summit of Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88.
A July 1953 photo of Edmund Hillary, Col. John Hunt, and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, left to right, take a last look at Mount Everest before leaving Katmandu, Nepal. Hillary and Tenzing share honours as the first men to conquer the world's highest peak. Col. Hunt led the British Everest Team of which they were members.
(Associated Press)
Part of a British climbing expedition, Hillary and Norgay scaled the mountain on May 29, 1953.
He reached the summit of Everest four days before Elizabeth was crowned Queen of Britain and the Empire on June 2, 1953. She immediately knighted Hillary, who was just 33.
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(Associated Press)
Part of a British climbing expedition, Hillary and Norgay scaled the mountain on May 29, 1953.
He reached the summit of Everest four days before Elizabeth was crowned Queen of Britain and the Empire on June 2, 1953. She immediately knighted Hillary, who was just 33.
Full story
Are there any great adventures on the scale of Hillary's accomplishment still left in the world?
More...