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Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary drink tea in the Western Cwm

George Band1953

USI Università della Svizzera italiana

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.
USI Università della Svizzera italiana

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