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.
New book to mark anniversary of first Everest climb
Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, the sons of the first climbers to reach the summit of Everest, will be joined by celebrated mountaineers at the signing of a new book on the first expedition.
Sir Chris Bonington, Stephen Venables and Doug Scott have all contributed to the newly-released The Conquest Of Everest - Original Photographs From The Legendary First Ascent.
The book features a previously-unpublished collection of photographs from the historic climb made by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
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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.