It was important for someone to reach the summit of Mount Everest as the North and South Poles had been reached and the summit of Mount Everest was the last big adventure for man.
No, nothing lives on the summit of Mount Everest due to the altitude and the harsh environment.
No, unless you say "the summit of Mount Everest".
Tenzing Norgay was the second man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The highest point on Mount Everest is the summit, around 5,000 people from all over the world have reached the summit of Mount Everest to date.
Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay.
The highest point on Mount Everest is just known as the summit.
The summit of Mount Everest
The third climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Jürg Marmet from Switzerland. He reached the summit on the 23rd May 1956.The third person to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Jurg Marmet on the 23rd May 1956
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. His son, Peter reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1990 and 2002
Patrick Hollingworth from Australia reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 17th May 2010.
Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.