Conquest of Everest – 29 May 2013
60 years of 1st human ascent on Everest today
Marking the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, today is the day when Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first duo to climb the Mount Everest. Sixty years ago on 29th May, two men became the first to stand on top of the world in a remarkable achievement of endurance, strength and survival of the human spirit.
Our distinguished reader Mr Vijay Deshpande, an autograph collector and philatelist from Mumbai shares here a photo with Sir Edmund Hillary and autographs from his collection of the great Mountaineers !!
Mr Vijay Deshpande offering ‘Air India Maharaja model’ to Sir Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sherpa Tenzing
Autograph – Courtesy : Vijay Deshpande – Mumbai : email : vijay2603@gmail.com
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