He first people to climb to the top of Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Tenzing was a mountain climber for Nepal and Hillary

He first people to climb to the top of Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Tenzing was a mountain climber for Nepal and Hillarywas an explorer from New Zealand. They were part of a large expedition including 362 porters and 20 guides.The expedition started in march 1953.It look the team many weeks to get close to the top of the mountain. Some of the climbers had to give up when their eguipment didn't work and they couldn't get enough oxygen, but Hillary and Tenzing continued the expedition. The was heavy snow and freezing winds, but by 28th May , Hillary and Tenzing were near the summit. They slept in a that night. The next morning, Hillary boots were frozen solid outside the tent. It look two hours to melt the ice and ger the boots warm.