They reached the summit at 11:30 am local time on 29 May 1953 via the South Col Route | Published in Zurich in 1972" |
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Coordinates showing Everest to be more than a minute further east that appeared on this page until recently, and still appear in Wikipedia in several other languages, are incorrect | The of 1952, led by , was granted permission to attempt a climb from Nepal |
Based on elevation of snow cap, not rock head.
2They are unlikely to be in error by more than 2" | First successful ascent by Tenzing and Hillary and In 1953, a ninth British expedition, led by , returned to Nepal |
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Hillary and Tenzing are also nationally recognized in Nepal, where annual ceremonies in schools and offices celebrate their accomplishment | Hunt selected two climbing pairs to attempt to reach the summit |
Hunt was ultimately made a in Britain, while Hillary became a founding member of the.
23Tenzing's experience was useful when he was hired to be part of the British expedition in 1953 | Early expeditions—such as Bruce's in the 1920s and 's two unsuccessful attempts in 1933 and 1936—tried to make an ascent of the mountain from , via the north face |
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As planned, their work in route finding and breaking trail and their caches of extra oxygen were of great aid to the following pair |
William Buxton 12 April 2008.
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