The Hillary Step is a perpendicular upright mass of rock that is around forty feet in height. To reach it you must climb the South East Ridge route from the Nepal side of Mount Everest. The Hillary Step lies at approx 28,840 feet above the sea level, between the South summit and the true summit. It is the last major obstacle before reaching the top of the world.
There are many 'places' on Mount Everest. There are camps, the Hillary Step, the Second Step, Summit, and more.
There are lots of interesting features on Mount Everest like: The Hillary Step The Second Step The Khumbu Icefall The Summit
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest for the adventure.
No one has died on the summit of Mount Everest. The highest place on the mountain that a climber has died is the Hillary Step at 28,840 feet.
Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
Edmund Hillary climb Mount Everest in 1953.
Edmund Hillary was 35 when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.
Sir Edmund Hillary climbed mount Everest in 1953.
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953
Edmund Hillary was 34 years old when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953