2006-12-31 12:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by maivas229 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
"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."
2006-12-31 12:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first mountaineer to reach the top of Mount Everest was a Tibetan Sherpa followed by Sir Edmond Hillary.
2006-12-31 21:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by Diana P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
2006-12-31 20:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sir Hillary and his sherpa guide Tenzing
but two climbers prob made it before him but died on way down...
2006-12-31 21:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋