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Firsts

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First Ascents of Mount Everest

This list features the first people to climb Mount Everest - the tallest mountain in the world.

RANK

PERSON

NATIONALITY

DATE

1

Edmund Hillary; Tenzing Norgay

New Zealand; Nepal

29th May, 1953

2

Ernst Schmied; Jurg Marmet

Switzerland

23rd May, 1956

3

Dölf Reist; Hans Rudolf von Gunten

Switzerland

24th May, 1956

4

Wang Fu-chou; Konbu; Chu Ying-hua

China

25th May, 1960

5

Jim Whittaker

United States

1st May, 1963


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References

Mountain Planet, 2023. The First 10 Climbers to Summit Mt. Everest. Available at: https://mountainplanet.com/blog/the-first-10-climbers-summit-mt-everest-5416 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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