Author: Jamling Tenzing Norgay, first ascent of Mount Everest 1953, Creative Commons
Born 7/20/1919 and 5/29/1914
Died 2008 and 1986
On May 29, 1953 they became the first to summit Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on earth.
Named in his honor, the “Hillary Step” is considered the most difficult part of the climb.
The New Zealand mountaineer and Nepali sherpa agreed not to divulge who actually stepped on the summit first, out of respect.
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”
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