March 1953–June 1953
1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
A large British-led team established a chain of camps through the Khumbu Icefall and South Col. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit and returned safely.
Place
Mount Everest
The world’s highest summit above sea level, reached by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953.
Coordinates27.99, 86.92
Historical namesChomolungma, Sagarmatha
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Everest 1953 Limited Edition Platinum Prints, Royal Geographical Society. Expedition structure, camps, summit parties, chronology, and Himalayan contributions.
- Wikidata Geographic Coordinates, Wikimedia Foundation and Wikidata contributors. CC0 geographic coordinates used to verify unambiguous named places during the July 2026 coordinate audit. This source supports contemporary point placement only, not historical route or chronology claims.