Everest, the ultimate 'ticked box' experience; LIFE-CHANGING: Kirsty Parson and husband Adam on Kala Pattar - at 18,188ft just a foothill of mighty Everest first conquered by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, right.

From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: March 9, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Tom Chesshyre

N HIS autobiography View From The Summit, Sir Edmund Hillary described -in his typical dry humour - reaching the summit of Everest. 'Having paid myrespects to the highest mountain in the world,' he said, 'I had no choice butto urinate on it.' Hillary, who died in January aged 88, had, of course,reached the peak with the Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay. After having hispicture taken by Hillary, Tenzing buried some sweets and biscuits in the snowas a Buddhist offering to the gods.

The two climbers spent just 15 minutes at the top as they were short of ...

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