Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay: the first successful climb to Everest
For a very long time Tibet and Nepal were inaccessible to foreign tourists, so Mount Everest or Chomolungma remained unconquered by them. But on May 29, 1953, a resident of New Zealand, Edmund Percival Hillary and a resident of Nepal Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer the highest point of the planet - a height of 8,848 meters.
The first attempt to conquer this mountain was undertaken as early as 1921. This attempted to make the British George Mallory and Guy Bullock. But they managed to climb only 7005 meters. Later, about 30 attempts were made, which ended in failure.
By 1950, up to 50 expeditions were conducted in the Himalayas. Their participants managed to conquer only a few seven thousandths. But only the French climbers managed to climb the first eight-thousandth mountain - Mount Annapurna in 1950.
May 28, 1953, the former New Zealand military Edmund Hillary and Sherp Tenzing Norgay, with the support of three more mountaineers, reached an altitude of 8,500 meters. They continued the climb the next day. May 29, 1953 at 11:30 they reached the highest point of the planet. After staying at it for about 15 minutes and taking a few shots to confirm the fact of the climb, Hillary drove a cross, and Norgay left candies in the snow.
"Hillary and I spent the night in a small tent at an altitude of 8,500 meters - the highest altitude that a person has ever slept on. The night was cold. Hillary's shoes froze, and we ourselves were almost frozen. But when we came out of the tent at dawn, there was almost no wind. The sky was clear and cloudless. It's good. We are looking up. Week after week, month after month, we just did that we look up. Here it is, the summit of Everest!", — Recalled the Sherpas.
The conquest of the highest mountain on the planet ended with the installation of the flags of the countries participating in the expedition, as well as the UN flag.
The first attempt to conquer this mountain was undertaken as early as 1921. This attempted to make the British George Mallory and Guy Bullock. But they managed to climb only 7005 meters. Later, about 30 attempts were made, which ended in failure.
By 1950, up to 50 expeditions were conducted in the Himalayas. Their participants managed to conquer only a few seven thousandths. But only the French climbers managed to climb the first eight-thousandth mountain - Mount Annapurna in 1950.
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May 28, 1953, the former New Zealand military Edmund Hillary and Sherp Tenzing Norgay, with the support of three more mountaineers, reached an altitude of 8,500 meters. They continued the climb the next day. May 29, 1953 at 11:30 they reached the highest point of the planet. After staying at it for about 15 minutes and taking a few shots to confirm the fact of the climb, Hillary drove a cross, and Norgay left candies in the snow.
"Hillary and I spent the night in a small tent at an altitude of 8,500 meters - the highest altitude that a person has ever slept on. The night was cold. Hillary's shoes froze, and we ourselves were almost frozen. But when we came out of the tent at dawn, there was almost no wind. The sky was clear and cloudless. It's good. We are looking up. Week after week, month after month, we just did that we look up. Here it is, the summit of Everest!", — Recalled the Sherpas.
The conquest of the highest mountain on the planet ended with the installation of the flags of the countries participating in the expedition, as well as the UN flag.
