Base Camp was established on 12 April 1953. From there the team prepared the way up the mountain, and on 29 May Hillary and Tenzing reached the top.2,13
Chapter 1,
Base Camp was established on 12 April 1953. Hillary forged a route through the Khumbu Icefall, while Lowe supervised preparation of the Lhotse Face.13,27
The 1951 Everest expedition had already chalked out the now famous route over the Khumbu Glacier.28
Chapter 2,
Hunt named two summit teams: Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans, and Hillary and Tenzing.16,24
The first pair set out on 26 May but turned back exhausted high on the mountain. Hunt then directed Hillary and Tenzing to attempt the summit.7,14
Chapter 3,
The final obstacle was a 40-foot rock face later called the Hillary Step.17,31
Chapter 4,
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit at 11:30 am on 29 May 1953.2
Tenzing left chocolates at the summit as an offering, and Hillary left a cross given to him by John Hunt. Hillary photographed Tenzing with his ice-axe, but there is no photo of Hillary.9,10
The first person they met on the descent was Lowe.19