the first person climbed mt everest on 29 may 1953.
when did the first person climb mt everest?
29 may 1953
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in july 1984, a small australian team headed to the north side of mt everest where they prepared and ascended an unclimbed route on the north face, climbing without bottled oxygen in a lightweight alpine style and without the help of high altitude porters. on 3 october 1984, climbing in cross-country ski boots as substitutes for his high altitude climbing boots that had been lost in an earlier avalanche, macartney-snape and greg mortimer became the first australians to climb mt everest, an achievement for which they were both awarded the medal of the order of australia (oam) for service to mountaineering. mt everest historian, walt unsworth, described it as "one of the greatest climbs ever done on the mountain" and american climber, john roskelley, said, "the aussies pulled off the coup of the century". the expedition was sponsored by channel 9 who produced a television documentary about the expedition.
tim macartney-snape