Original b/w photograph from the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition. Pictured are Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) and Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) struggling through the snow at the head of the expedition's vanguard. Developing from ca. 1955. Black stained wooden frame with double glazing. Visible size 19×24 cm. Frame size 27×32 cm.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's 1953 Mount Everest expedition was - besides being the most famous of them all - the fifth British expedition to the world's highest mountain. On May 29, 1953, the two men reached the mountain's highest peak, 8,849 meters above sea level. The other four expeditions, all unsuccessful, had taken place in 1921, 1922, 1924 and 1933.
This is an original b/w silver gelatin photograph from ca. 1955 (shoot from 1933). Thin surface scratches. No further remarks.
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