▁in ▁the ▁snow ▁before ▁desc ending . ▁Although ▁they ▁character ized ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁effort ▁by ▁the ▁whole ▁expedition , ▁there ▁was ▁inten se ▁public ▁spec ulation ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁of ▁the ▁pair ▁had ▁set ▁foot ▁on ▁the ▁sum mit ▁first . ▁ 1 n ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁T enz ing ▁dis closed ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Hill ary . ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁expedition ' s ▁success ▁reached ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ' s ▁coron ation . ▁Times ▁rep orter ▁James ▁Morris ▁sent ▁a ▁c oded ▁message ▁by ▁runner ▁to ▁Nam che ▁B az aar , ▁where ▁a ▁wireless ▁transmit ter ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁relay ▁the ▁message ▁to ▁London . ▁The ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ever est ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁news ▁item ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁runner . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Kath m and u ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Hill ary ▁and ▁H unt ▁discovered ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁kn ight ed ▁for ▁their ▁efforts . ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 : ▁French ▁and ▁Swiss ▁Ex ped itions ▁( pro posed ) ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁French ▁had ▁permission ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Ever est ▁expedition ▁if ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁British ▁expedition ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁and ▁the ▁Swiss ▁had ▁permission ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁or ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Ever est ▁expedition . ▁▁