Video: '29th May 1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest'
(Friday, May 29, 1953, 11:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time; during the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition) — Mount Everest was conquered today as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first humans to reach the summit of Earth’s highest mountain above sea level at 29,031 feet. Continue reading Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become first humans to reach the top of Mount Everest 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1953)