Article
Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit
Rating:
0.0
Views:
82
Likes:
1
Library:
1
The first summit of Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8,849m (29,029 feet) was made on May 29, 1953, by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary [File: Niranjan Shrestha/AP] Local expeditions no longer play second fiddle to foreign climbing agencies but bring the bulk of paying clients into Nepal. And a younger generation of Nepali climbers is slowly being recognised in their own right.
Rate This Post
Rate The Educational Value
Rate The Ease of Understanding and Presentation
Interesting or Boring? Rate the Entertainment Value