The First Ever Successful Summit of Mount Everest

May 29, 1953. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first explorers to reach the top of Mount Everest. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.