Sir Edmund Hillary: First Ascent of Mount Everest

In 1953, the explorer from New Zealand and his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay achieved the impossible by reaching the top of the world's highest peak Sir Edmund Hillary: First Ascent of Mount Everest
Royal Geographic Society

Base Camp
The teams established ever-higher footholds on the mountain, in order to acclimate themselves to the altitude and put a two-man team within reach of the summit.

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