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Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.

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Who were the first people to seat foot on the summit of Mount Everest?

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953


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In one word answer who were the first two person to scale mt Everest?

Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first two climbers to step foot on the summit of Mount Everest, on the 29th May 1953. Edmund Hillary was later to become a Sir on being knighted.As there were two of them, it would be impossible to answer in one word. In one or two sentences, is probably the best I can do!


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How many chickens does it take yo reach the height of Mount Everest?

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What kind of mountain is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is the "highest mountain in the world", the terrestrial location with the highest elevation above sea level : 29,029 feet (8848 m). It is located in the Himalayan mountain range, on the border between Nepal and Tibet in Asia. It has the native names Sagarmāthā (Nepal), Chomolungma (Tibet) and Zhumulangma (China) and the first recorded ascent to its summit was by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953.