Parade marks 50th anniversary of Everest conquest
Edmund Hillary and a Sherpa from his 1953 Everest expedition led a colourful procession through the Nepalese capital today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their conquest of the world’s tallest mountain.
Gyalzen Sherpa, 85, one of three surviving Sherpa from the first expedition, climbed into a horse-drawn carriage with 83-year-old Sir Edmund and his wife June, and placed yellow scarves around their necks.
