60 years since Everest climb
Sixty years ago today Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first two climbers to reach the summit of Everest.
Archive report of Mount Everest's first climb
An archive report of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay becoming the first two climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
As they returned from the summit they were given a hero's welcome in Nepal.
Footage courtesy of Reuters
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60 years since first climbers reached summit of Everest
Sixty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Re-live Everest base jump with daredevil's head-cam
A Russian daredevil completed the world's highest ever base jump by leaping from from Mount Everest in Nepal.