A photograph of Tenzing Norgay (left) and Edmund Hillary, sharing a smile in 1953, shortly after scaling Everest.

Robin Ashcroft

Robin Ashcroft is a writer specialising in mountaineering and the history of exploration

A photograph of Tenzing Norgay (left) and Edmund Hillary, sharing a smile in 1953, shortly after scaling Everest.

EverestThe story of the race to the top of the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.