Did they make it then, 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay?

ECONOMIST: Madness and its men

Since New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay first summited the roof of the world in 1953, nearly 6, 000 people have attempted the climb to the summit.

BBC: Everest's growing problem

On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, became the first men to climb the 29, 035 feet to the top of Everest and safely return.

CNN: Final farewell for Edmund Hillary

It wanted photos of famous partners in exploration:the Apollo 11 crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, and Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay.

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