2023-07-03 14:06:31
Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay on their ascent of Everest, near Camp IX, May 28, 1953. George Lowe/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images
THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST (2/6) – On May 29, 1953, the two members of the British expedition Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norguay reached the summit of the highest mountain in the world for the first time.
70 years ago, Mount Everest (8848m), on the border between Nepal and Tibet, was climbed for the first time. For the anniversary of this pioneering ascent, Le Figaro retraces the great adventure of the men who conquered the highest mountain in the world, from the first expeditions which were, for some, tragic failures, to the last, where the glory of the mountaineers collides with the spirit of performance and the tourism of mass of the century.
Out of breath, Edmund Hillary reached the South Col, over 7900 meters high. The few remaining places above this altitude on the globe are mortal paradises. Hillary gasps. But he contemplates the sovereign beauty of Everest. The king of rock and ice looms, closer than ever, at the end of a long majestic ridge on which two shadows stand out, climbing the mountain in pain. Hillary peers up at his comrades above him, so close to the top, and to eternal glory. He…
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