The British Mount Everest expedition that Edmund Hillary was a member of reached base camp on the 12th April 1953. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on the 29th May. Allowing for rest days and acclimatization it took them 47 days.
Edmund Hillary was 34 when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
Edmund's son Peter has climbed Mount Everest twice.
Edmund Hillary was 35 when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest for the adventure.
Sir Edmund Hillary climbed to the summit of Mount Everest only the one time.
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary was 34 years old when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper before he climbed Mount Everest.
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Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary was 35 and Tenzing Norgay was 39 when they climbed Mount Everest in 1953