1953 British Mount Everest expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1953_British_Mount_Everest_expedition

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Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:baseCampLocation	gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:The_Ascent_of_Everest_(book)
gptkbp:film	gptkb:The_Conquest_of_Everest
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1955_British_Kangchenjunga_expedition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1953 British Mount Everest expedition
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:John_Hunt
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Mount_Everest
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest
gptkbp:notableEvent	Queen Elizabeth II coronation announcement coincided with summit news
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Ang_Nyima gptkb:Da_Namgyal
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Wilfrid_Noyce gptkb:Charles_Evans gptkb:Michael_Ward gptkb:Edmund_Hillary gptkb:Tenzing_Norgay gptkb:George_Band gptkb:George_Lowe gptkb:James_Morris gptkb:Alfred_Gregory gptkb:Charles_Wylie gptkb:Griffith_Pugh gptkb:Tom_Bourdillon gptkb:Huntley_Campbell gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Dawa gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Lhakpa gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Mingma gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Norbu gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Nyima gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Pemba gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Phurba gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Sona gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Temba gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Tharkay gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Tsering gptkb:Sherpa_Ang_Tshering gptkb:Sherpa_Da_Namgyal gptkb:Sherpa_Kanchha gptkb:Sherpa_Karma gptkb:Sherpa_Nima gptkb:Sherpa_Pasang gptkb:Sherpa_Pemba gptkb:Sherpa_Sirdar gptkb:Sherpa_Tenzing_Norgay gptkb:Sherpa_Wangdi gptkb:Tom_Stobart John Jackson
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 400 (including Sherpas and support staff)
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1952_British_Cho_Oyu_expedition
gptkbp:route	gptkb:South_Col_route
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Alpine_Club gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:summitDate	29 May 1953
gptkbp:summiteer	gptkb:Edmund_Hillary gptkb:Tenzing_Norgay
gptkbp:year	1953
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Khumbu_Icefall gptkb:Tenzing_Norgay
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5