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Top 10 List:
The first 10 climbers to ascend Mt Everest
Here are the first ten climbers to reach the top of Mt Everest, since Edmund Hillary did it in 1953.
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| Mountaineer | Country | Date | |
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| 1. | Edmund Hillary | New Zealand | 29 May 1953 |
| 2. | Tenzing Norgay | Nepal | 29 May 1953 |
| 3. | Jurg Marmet | Switzerland | 23 May 1956 |
| 4. | Ernst Schmied | Switzerland | 23 May 1956 |
| 5. | Has-Rudolf von Gunten | Switzerland | 23 May 1956 |
| 6. | Adolf Reist | Switzerland | 23 May 1956 |
| 7. | Wang Fu-Chou | China | 25 May 1960 |
| 8. | Chu Ying-hua | China | 25 May 1960 |
| 9. | Konbu | Tibet | 25 May 1960 |
| =10. | Nawang Gombu | India | 1 May 1963 |
| =10. | James Whittaker | USA | 1 May 1963 |
See also
- Mountains of the World
- List of the Top 10 Highest Mountains
- List of the Top 10 Highest Active Volcanoes