Topic : The Summit
Author : Edmund Hillary
Genre : Travelogue
The well-organized expedition to the Mount Everest peak was launched in the spring of 1953. After a pair
of climbers failed to reach the top on May 27, Hillary and Tenzing set out for it early on May 29. By late
morning they were standing on the summit. Tenzing paved steps towards the ridge and they reached the
top of the ridge which was about 28000 feet. The snow was soft over the ridge and it made their route
dangerous. After several hundred feet, they came to a hollow. There they found two oxygen cylinders
which had been left by Evens and Bourdillon on their previous attempt. Hillary was happy to find that the
cylinders had hundreds of litres of oxygen which they could use for the downward journey. They
continued their journey, though the snow was little dangerous. With some difficulties, they reached firmer
snow higher up. They cut steps on the last steep slopes and walked on with their spike shoes to the South
Peak. It was then 9 a.m.
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