Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay.
The leader of the 1953 expedition was John Hunt.
A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965. The leader of the expedition was Mohan S Kohli.
The first Indian man and Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest were: Man: A.S Cheema Date: 20th May 1965 Leader: Mohan S. Kohli Woman: Bachendri Pal Date: 23rd May 1984 Leader: Darshan K.Khullar
The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953
The first Irishman to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Dawson Stelfox, he did so on the 7th October 1993.
Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay.
Zed Al Refai was the first Arab to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He did so in 2003.
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May 2001
May 29, 1953; Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.