Over the years thousands of climbers have reached the top on Mount Everest and survived, hundreds try every year.
When Edmund Hillary went to Mount Everest he climbed it and became the first person to reach the summit.
Yes he did! Ed Hillary survived his climb on Mount Everest and went back home and lived many happy years.
The British (United Kingdom) went to Mount Everest in 1921 with the first expedition.
George Mallory went on three expeditions to Mount Everest, these were British expeditions in 1921, 1922 and 1924.
Edmund Hillary was a 'Bee Keeper' before he climbed on Mount Everest
Junko Tabei trainned for Mount Everest by climbing mountains such at the Matterhorn, Mount Fuji and Annpurna III. She went on to become the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
The first person to had reached the summit of Mount Everest 10 times was Apa Sherpa. He went on to climb Everest an amazing 21 times before retiring.
Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary
The first five people to reach the summit of Mount Everest are: 1: Edmund Hillary 2: Tenzing Norgay 3: Jurg Marmet 4: Ernst Schmied 5: Adolf Reist
George Mallory first expedition to Mount Everest was in 1921, then he went back again in 1922 and 1924.
The publicity generated from the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition was excellent. After Hillary and Norgay reached the summit the news went around the world.