Greetings from base camp at Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. For most of us, pictures are as close as we’ll get to this iconic destination, which was first summited on this day in 1953. Mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the historic first ascent and achieved instant fame. The two spent 15 minutes on the summit, with Norgay leaving an offering of sweets.
The first ascent
Today in History
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Chapel on the rock
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Happy New Years Eve!
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A long, erratic commute
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Exploring the wilder side of New York
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Atlantic puffins, Wales
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Northern hawk-owl
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The largest American bison around
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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International Day of Forests
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Common raven
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Stepping into autumn
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Juneteenth
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Sailing on thick ice
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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National Lighthouse Day
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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The owl that loved football
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Endangered Species Act
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Zion National Park turns 103
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