Has Anyone ever reached the peak of Mt. Everest?

Answer 1

"Tenzing and Hillary

During 1951, a British expedition led by Eric Shipton and including Edmund Hillary, travelled into Nepal to survey a new route via the southern face.

Taking their cue from the British, in 1952 a Swiss expedition attempted to climb via the southern face, but the assault team of Raymond Lambert and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay turned back 200 meters short of the summit. The Swiss attempted another expedition in the autumn of 1952; this time a team including Lambert and Tenzing turned back at an earlier stage in the climb.

In 1953, a ninth British expedition, led by John Hunt, returned to Nepal. Hunt selected two climbing pairs to attempt to reach the summit. The first pair turned back after becoming exhausted high on the mountain. The next day, the expedition made its second and final assault on the summit with its fittest and most determined climbing pair. The summit was eventually reached at 11:30 am local time on May 29, 1953 by the New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal climbing the South Col Route. At the time, both acknowledged it as a team effort by the whole expedition, but Tenzing revealed a few years later that Hillary had put his foot on the summit first. They paused at the summit to take photographs and buried a few sweets and a small cross in the snow before descending. News of the expedition's success reached London on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Returning to Kathmandu a few days later, Hillary and Hunt discovered that they had been promptly knighted for their efforts."

Answer 2

Yes, many people have. The first successful expedition was led by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay. People have scaled the mountain on a fairly regular basis since then, but people sometimes die in the effort (as had several prior to Hillary and Norgay). In fact, the deadliest year on the mountain was 1996, when fifteen perished.

Answer 3

Edmund Hillary (from New Zealand) and Sherpa Tenzing were the first in the early days of June 1953.


Lots have followed them

Answer 4

Yes, lots of people have. Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpa were the first though.

Answer 5

many times first was Edmond Hillery in 1953

a company called Mountain Madness ( they have a web site ) will take you on a guided climb for $ 55,000 plus transportation - so it's not a big thing anymore ( cept in the mountaineering community )

Answer 6

SSOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY TIMES!DON'T YOU KNOW?! SINCE 195?...?(i forgot the exact year)
you know what.. it's like you've just sed that you were born yesterday!

Answer 7

sure they have.