When did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to reach the top of Mount Everest?
On 29th May 1953
Where is Mount Everest?
in Nepal.
Who was Edmund Hillary?
He was a mountaineer and explorer from New Zealand.
What did he do when he was at secondary school?
He climbed Mount Ollivier in New Zealand
After Everest, where did Hillary make his expeditions?
He made his expiditons to the Antarctic.
Who was Tenzing Norgay?
He was a mountain guide from Nepal.
When did Tenzing die?
He died in 1986.
How long were they at the top of Mount Everest?
15 minutes.
How high is Mount Everest?
29,029 feet
Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei
