Sir Edmund Hillary was in 1953 de eerste man die de Mount Everest bedwong, maar in feite behoorde George Mallory die eer toe die 29 jaar eerder de top bereikte. ###>Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 became the first man to conquer Mount Everest, but in fact, the honor of being first to the summit was claimed 29 years earlier by-by George Mallory.