In 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest the height was 8,848 meters; this is the height that is usually used today.
In 1953 the tallest mountain was and still is, Mount Everest which is 8,848 meters high.
Mount Everest is 8,850 meters high
Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953
Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high.
Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay.Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay
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The summit of Mount Everest was first reached on the 29th May 1953
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.