Who was the first person to climb mount everest successfully?

Question

Who was the first person to climb mount everest successfully?

Answer 1

George Mallory, but he died on the descent.  Not 100% sure.  Sir Edmund Hillary or his guide/sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit and return alive.

Answer 2

On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal & Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand climbed to the summit of Everest via the Southeast Ridge Route.

Answer 3

Sir Edmund Hillary

Answer 4

Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand, together with Tenzing Norgay

Answer 5

Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.

Answer 6

Brad beat me to it !! Well done

Answer 7

Sir Edmund Hillary with sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953.

Answer 8

on may 29,1953

tenzing norgay sherpa of nepal and edmund percival hilary of new zealand climbed to the mount everest successfully.

for more informations visit www.visitnepal.com

thanks.

Answer 9

Wow ! Every one knows the answer. Good IQ

Answer 10

sir edmund hilary (NZ) and the Sherpa Tensing Norgay

Answer 11

All above peoples are correct for giving an official climbers names but there is some other unproven sayings there have been climbed by some other climbers before those cragsmen climbed!

Answer 12

Speaking of first Person... Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal was the first person to climb Mt. Everest.

He was in a team with Sir Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand.

Answer 13

Sir Edmund Hilary, and Sherpa Tiger tensing in 1954.