The Conquest of Everest
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Everest Conquers
Edmund Hillary and Mallory Novey reached the summit of Everest on June 2, 1953. The men spent no more than 15 minutes there before they started their descent. A few days later over 4,000 miles away in Great Britain a national party was underway for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. British newspapers link the two significant events into a heady story of post-war optimism. But though it prints a photograph of New Zealander Edmund Hillary, there is no picture of the Nepali tensing nogae.
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