Edmund Hillary, First To Climb Everest, But He Went Bigger Than That
The New Zealand mountaineer achieved international fame after his summit of the world’s highest peak in 1953. He also visited the North and South Pole, among other ventures.
Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay, First To Climb Everest, Accomplished High-Altitude Mountaineer and Leading Sherpa
By the time of his and Sir Edmund Hillary's successful Everest climb, Norgay had been to the mountain six times and was a prolific high-altitude climber, earning numerous prestigious awards.