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Mount Everest - The historic ascent of 1953

Mount Everest - Mount Everest - The historic ascent of 1953: Members of the expedition, which was sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club, were Colonel John Hunt (leader; later Baron Hunt), G.C. Band, Bourdillon, R.C. Evans, A. Gregory, Edmund Hillary, W.G. Lowe, C.W.F. Noyce, M.P. Ward, M.H. Westmacott, Major C.G. Wylie (transport), T. Stobart (cinematographer), and L.G.C. Pugh (physiologist). After three weeks’ training on neighbouring mountains, a route was worked out up the Khumbu Icefall, and it was possible to start ferrying loads of supplies to the Western Cwm head. Two forms of oxygen apparatus, closed- and open-circuit types, were tried. As a result of a reconnaissance

The last surviving Sherpa recalls the 1953 expedition to reach Everest s summit

The last surviving Sherpa recalls the 1953 expedition to reach Everest s summit 68 years after the successful summit attempt, Kancha Sherpa recalls his incredible experiences 27 May 2021 • 4:03pm Kancha Sherpa was a member of the 1953 expedition to reach Mount Everest s summit for the first time Credit: Kanchha Sherpa Foundation “My first impression of Edmund Hillary was that he was always smiling. He was also very tall with white eyes. I thought he might be from a beautiful place as he had good clothes on,” Kancha Sherpa says. The bright-eyed 88-year-old is the last survivor from the 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest during which Edmund Hillary (later Sir) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to stand on the highest point on the Earth at 8,848m (29,031 ft).

Blind climber reaches Qomolangma summit

Blind climber reaches Qomolangma summit By PALDEN NYIMA and DAQIONG in Lhasa | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-26 07:34 Share CLOSE Zhang Hong trains at a gym in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, earlier this year. DANG GUOFU/FOR CHINA DAILY A visually impaired Chinese climber reached the summit of Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, on Monday morning, becoming the first blind person from Asia ever to conquer the world s highest peak. Zhang Hong, 46, reached the top from the Nepali side, along with three high-altitude guides, the organizer of his expedition, Asian Trekking of Nepal, told Xinhua News Agency. Jaya Bahadur Tamang, an official from Asian Trekking, told Xinhua by phone from the Qomolangma base camp that Zhang and his team started to move up to the summit on Sunday night from South Col (7,900 meters) and reached the summit at 9 am on Monday.

Blind climber reaches Qomolangma summit

Blind climber reaches Qomolangma summit
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