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Sixty years ago, on this day (29 May), Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Climbing from the south (Nepal side), the duo reached the peak at about 11 am. They were the first humans on the peak of Everest.
As of 2013, more than 3000 climbers have reached the summit, some more than once. Apa Sherpa holds the
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