#1 Click this link to see 2009 News Photos page --> 01/12/2008

Explorers Sardar Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, left, and Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand who conquered Mount Everest in 1953, are in this 1953 handout photo. Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century’s greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday, Jan. 11th, 2008. He was 88.

Sardar Tenzing Norgay (Namgyal Wangdi)  #TenzingNorgay Sir Edmund Percival Hillary  #EdmundHillary MjL

#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/29/2022 #4

In 1953, Edmund Hillary (Sir Edmund Percival Hillary) of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the 1st climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. #EdmundHillary #TenzingNorgay

#EdmundHillary #TenzingNorgay MjL