Since the late 19th cen­tu­ry, adven­tur­ous spir­its have been fas­ci­nat­ed with the ascent of the high­est moun­tain in the world.
Since the late 19th cen­tu­ry, adven­tur­ous spir­its have been fas­ci­nat­ed with the ascent of the high­est moun­tain in the world. Mt. Ever­est ris­es to an impos­ing 29,029 feet / 8848 meters, and after 29 years of numer­ous attempts, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sher­pa Ten­z­ing Nor­gay became the first peo­ple to stand on the elu­sive sum­mit on May 29, 1953. These coura­geous climbers ascend­ed through to the South Col from the Khum­bu Glac­i­er, and con­tin­ued their ascent to the sum­mit via the South­east Ridge. Their route is now referred to as the Nor­mal Route and is the route ascend­ed by Moun­tain Madness.