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1953 Mount Everest Expedition

1953 Mount Everest Expedition
A Sherpa carrying gear on a rope ladder in the icefall

A Sherpa carrying gear on a rope ladder in the icefall

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A Sherpa crossing a crevasse on a ladder between Camps II and III

A Sherpa crossing a crevasse on a ladder between Camps II and III

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Alfred Gregory with camera at Loje [Lobuje]

Alfred Gregory with camera at Loje [Lobuje]

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Ascending ice slope

Ascending ice slope

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Big crevasse with ladder bridge above Camp III

Big crevasse with ladder bridge above Camp III

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Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for the first attempt at the summit

Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for the first attempt at the summit

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Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for the first attempt at the summit

Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for the first attempt at the summit

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Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for their attempt on Mount Everest

Bourdillon and Evans leave Camp IV for their attempt on Mount Everest

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Camp V at the foot of Lhotse face looking towards the west ridge of Everest

Camp V at the foot of Lhotse face looking towards the west ridge of Everest

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Charles Evans & Edmund Hillary after the successful ascent of Everest

Charles Evans & Edmund Hillary after the successful ascent of Everest

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Charles Evans cutting George Lowe's hair at Base camp

Charles Evans cutting George Lowe's hair at Base camp

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Charles Evans cutting George Lowe's hair at Base Camp

Charles Evans cutting George Lowe's hair at Base Camp

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Charles Evans writing in his tent at Base Camp

Charles Evans writing in his tent at Base Camp

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Chorten at Thyangboche with Himalayan peaks behind

Chorten at Thyangboche with Himalayan peaks behind

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Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay preparing for final assault at Camp IV

Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay preparing for final assault at Camp IV

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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay approaching 28,000 feet

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay approaching 28,000 feet

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Edmund Hillary approaching 28,000 feet at the site of Camp IX

Edmund Hillary approaching 28,000 feet at the site of Camp IX

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Edmund Hillary drinks tea at Camp IV after his ascent of Everest (aged 33)

Edmund Hillary drinks tea at Camp IV after his ascent of Everest (aged 33)

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Edmund Hillary leads a group into the Western Cwm

Edmund Hillary leads a group into the Western Cwm

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Edmund Hillary on the south east ridge of Everest

Edmund Hillary on the south east ridge of Everest

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Edmund Hillary reading a newspaper (New Zealand Illustrated) at Camp I

Edmund Hillary reading a newspaper (New Zealand Illustrated) at Camp I

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