Sir Edmund Hillary: First Ascent of Mount Everest
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Climbing Partners
Hillary and Norgay were part of a Royal Geographic Society (RGS) expedition. Though many mountaineers had preceded them in the attempt, none had succeeded in reaching the top and many had died in the process.
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