Hillary and Norgay only saw other members from their expedition while climbing on Mount Everest as there were no other teams on the mountain at the same time.
Edmund Hillary survived on Mount Everest because he had the best climbing gear and protective clothing at the time.
The main climbing season for Mount Everest is the end of April to the end of May.
While not climbing on Mount Everest most climbers will use the time to rest, sleep, drink and eat, write their blog, even have a wash day.
The best time of year to climb Mount Everest is in April, May and early June before the monsoon arrives.
That is a hard question to answer because nearly all expeditions on Mount Everest have a set time to reach the summit by, if you have not reached it by that time you must turn around and descend back to camp.
Nobody lives on Mount Everest. The only time there are camps for climbers to live in is during the climbing season, these are then taken down.
Most climbers climb Mount Everest during April and May because it is the best time of year to do so. In June the monsoon arrives which makes climbing Mount Everest near enough impossible.
Solutions for climbing Mount Everest would be to take your time, aclimatize properly, eat and drink well, take rest when needed, keep an eye on the weather, watch and listen to other climbers.
On the 21st May 2004 saw Pemba Dorje Sherpa make a speed record of 8 hours and 10 minutes from base camp to summit of Mount Everest
On 15 May 2006, after forty days of climbing, Inglis became the first ever double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest, this was his only time.
who stayed the longest at the top of mount everest