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What Section of the Mount Everest Route Do Climbers Love and Loathe? We Asked the Experts.
Veterans of Mount Everest expeditions tell us their favorite, least-favorite, and toughest spots along the route to the summit.
Edmund Hillary
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“Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, he and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt. From…”
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