Images: When Hillary and Norgay conquered Mount Everest 60 years ago
Today is the 60th anniversary of the day when Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt Everest alongside, thus becoming the first two men to scale the world’s highest peak.
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Sir Edmund Hillary (R) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay smile after their legendary ascent of Mount Everest (summit to the right of Hillary’s head) at camp in Thyangboche, Nepal during the first interview with both men after their quest with Reuters special correspondent Peter Jackson in this file photo taken June 6, 1953. Peter Jackson/Reuters
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Sir Edmund Hillary sits at base camp, preparing for his successful attempt to be the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Nepal, May 1953. Express Newspapers/Getty Images
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Boots being handmade for Edmund Hillary’s Mount Everest expedition, 21st January 1953. The boot on the right was still under construction at the time of the photo, and the fur interlining can be seen. They were made by Messrs Robert Lawrie Ltd of London. Getty Images
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With the aid of a model, mountaineers Edmund Hillary, Colonel John Hunt and Sherpa Tensing Norgay present an account of their ascent of Mount Everest at a press conference at the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington, London. Keystone/Getty Images
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Edmund Hillary being presented with a Gold Medal medal by then Indian President Rajendra Prasad (1884 - 1963) after climbing Mount Everest. Keystone/Getty Images
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Profile pictures of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. Getty Images archive.
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