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.
Everest's aura 'still as strong' as it was 60 years ago
Today marks 60 years to the day since mountaineers first reached the summit of Everest.
Climber Kenton Cool has reached the mountain's summit every year since 2004, a total of 11 times.
Speaking to Daybreak he said the attraction around Everest is the fact that it is the "biggest mountain in the world", he added, "it's a beautiful mountain".
He said: "The aura around it is still as strong as it was in 1953 for Hillary and Norgay, and that's the pull of Mount Everest and that's why so many people flock to the slopes each year."
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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.