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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ranjit Dhaliwal

The conquest of Everest- picture of the day

Tenzing Norgay stands on the summit of Mount Everest
Tenzing Norgay brandishes his ice axe on the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. Edmund Hillary took this photograph using a modest Kodak Retina compact camera loaded with Kodachrome colour film, he kept the camera tucked inside his jacket during the final ascent to keep it from freezing. Hillary apparently refused a photograph when Tenzing offered to return the favour
Illustration: Photograph: Edmund Hillary/ Royal Geographical Society
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