article_snippet: It has become a mecca for climbers, and has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the north ridge from Tibet.
article_snippet: The southeast ridge was the route used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay when the route used by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit for the first time in 1953. '
article_snippet: The southeastern ridge is the most widely used climbing route.
article_snippet: The southeastern ridge is the one Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay followed in May 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach Mount Everest’s summit and return safely.