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Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary drink tea in the Western Cwm
George Band1953
USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Lugano, Switzerland
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary drink tea in the Western Cwm after their successful ascent of Mount Everest. To the left is one of the food canisters left behind by the Swiss in 1952. The photo was published in the TIMES magazine Everest colour supplement (1953).
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- Title: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary drink tea in the Western Cwm
- Creator: George Band
- Date Created: 1953
- Location Created: Himalaya, Nepal
- Physical Dimensions: 14,5 cm x 21 cm
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: © Royal Geographical Society. All rights reserved.
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