Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first persons to climb Mt. Everest.
And of course the classic answer is : Because it is there !
sir Edmund Hillary was famous because he and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb mt Everest the tallest mountain in the world.
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Why did Sir Edmund Hillary Climb Mount Everest for ?
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to climb Mount Everest
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Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first persons to climb Mt. Everest.
sir TENZAY NORGAY
No, only Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did.
Everest
The Hillary Step was named after Edmund Hillary because he was the first person to climb it.
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Olliver in 1939.
The month Edmund Hillary climb and reached the summit of Mount Everest was in May.
Mount Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first persons to successfully climb Mt. Everest.