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Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzig Summit Everest

April 28 2003 at 10:14 AM
roger  (Premier Login dipper)
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Response to Half of Living 900 Everest Summiters Expected in Nepal 50th Anniversary Celebration

On May 29, 1953, the names Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay went down in history when they reached Everest's 29,028ft summit.

Fifty years on, Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzig Norgay have reached the summit of the world's highest mountain.

Peter battled with vomiting and dehydration and was almost too sick to go on. And howling winds, extremely low temperatures, and poor visibility threatened to stop the expedition in its tracks.

Hiking through thick snow, the climbers were forced to wear oxygen masks as they neared the summit.

But with a resilience passed down to them by their fathers, Peter and Jamling's climb was a success, and they were able to celebrate their fathers' momentous feat from a position they conquered half a century ago.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12300008,00.html

 
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