Mount Everest Summit
Unverified
Date
May 29, 1953
Type
World
Author
htristian82
Event Details
On May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Their achievement opened the "Third Pole" to human exploration and remains a defining moment in endurance history.