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1953 – Edmund Hillary and Mount Everest
My late mother had kept a magazine featuring Edmund Hillary's climb to the top of Mt Everest because ... as the after-effects of World War II were still very much in evidence. Many young men of ...
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Conquering Everest
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally reached the 29,035ft summit at 11.30am local time on May 29, 1953. They were members of a British expedition led by John (later Lord) Hunt which forged a ...
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On This Day, May 29: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay summit Everest
In 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay ... In 2004, the National World War II memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington. Thousands of veterans of the war ...
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Hillary On Everest: ‘It’s More About The First Chap To Go Up Backwards’
Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history by reaching the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 - and returned to tell the ...