Edmund Hillary

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Sources

1. BookThe Ascent of Everest
2. BookEverest: The Mountaineering History

crewmate of:

• Tenzing Norgay

  Sources: The Ascent of Everest, Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing

gave its name to:

• Hillary Step

  Sources: The Ascent of Everest

reached:

• Mount Everestsince 29 May 1953

  Sources: The Ascent of Everest

Appears in13 items

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  Everest: Mallory to Hillary and Tenzing13 items
  • The 1951 reconnaissance · climber27 Aug 1951
  • A route from the Western Cwm · observer30 Sep 1951
  • Hunt replaces Shipton · protesterSep 1952
  • The Icefall and the Western Cwm · route-finder12 Apr 1953
  • Camp IX · summit pair28 May 1953
  • Frozen boots · summit pair28 May 1953, 22:30
  • Back to the South Col · returning climber29 May 1953
  • The summit push · summit pair29 May 1953, 01:00
  • The South Summit · summit pair29 May 1953, 03:30
  • The Hillary Step · climberc. 29 May 1953, 04:45
  • On top · summit pair29 May 1953, 06:00
  • “Snow conditions bad” · summit pair30 May 1953
  • A George Medal for Tenzing · knighted1 Jul 1953