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Conquering Mount Everest (Encore)

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Early Everest Expeditions and the Conquest in 1953

The chapter delves into the history of early attempts to summit Mount Everest, from failed expeditions in the 1920s to the successful British expedition in 1953 led by Colonel Hunt, resulting in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.

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