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    EVEREST MISSION TO THE TOP OF THE WORD

    May 14, 2020 3 minutes
    Words by Ailsa Harvey
    © Alamy

    Having met only weeks before, climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shook hands before embracing each other in a moment that would entwine their names in history books forever. They were on top of the world – literally. After five hours of relentless climbing the duo made the first successful ascent to the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. As the ultimate climbing

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