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Hillary and Tensing on returning to base from exploration Mount Everest Himalyars Tibet
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Colonel John Hunt waves the flag with Sherpa Tensing on his left and Edmund Hillary on his right, having arrived at London Airport after their conquest of Mount Everest.<br>July 1953
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Shown in his full climbing outfit with open circuit oxygen apparatus is Edmund Hillary, 33 year old New Zealander who, with the sherpa Tensing reached the summit of the world's highest mountain, Everest. They were the first men ever to set foot on the 29,002 ft summit. Kathmandu, Nepal 30th June 1953.
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NEPAL Everest Region -- View from Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) showing the summit of Mount Everest (8848m) from the west. The northern slope of Mount Everest is located in Tibet, which is currently occupied by the Chinese. In spring 2008 a Chinese team will summit the mountain and contrversially light the Olymic Torch to begin the tradtional run to the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, which are to be held in 2008. Controversially, the torch begins it's journey from this summit and goes through Chinese-occupied Tibet and the disputed island of Taiwan, as well as China itself. In Tibetan, the mountain is called Chomolunga - Goddess Mother of the World -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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Annotated Version - <br><br>Mt. Everest is the highest (29,035 feet, 8850 meters) mountain in the world. This detailed look at Mt. Everest and Lhotse is part of a more extensive photograph of the central Himalaya taken in October 1993 that is one of the best views of the mountain captured by astronauts to date. It<br>shows the North and South Faces of Everest in shadow with the Kangshung Face in morning light. Other major peaks in the immediate area are Nuptse and Bei Peak (Changtse). The picture was taken looking slightly obliquely when the spacecraft was north of Everest. Everest holds a powerful fascination for climbers and trekkers from around the world
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NEPAL Mount Thamserku -- Sep 2007 -- Cloudy, but beautiful...Mount Thamserku (6608m) is featured in this image. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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Chinese Communist troops construct a bridge over a torrential river, following their invasion of Tibet. They are seen using rubber boats to transport trucks to the other side of the river.<br>1950.
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A convoy transporting Chinese troops and supplies move up to the front following the Communist invasion of Tibet in 1959<br>
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A Chinese Communist leader standing amid a crowd gathered in front of the Dalai Lama's Palace, as he reads a proclomation from Peking to the Tibetans.7th April 1959
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Watched by Chinese Communist soldiers, a group of Tibetans surrender their weapons to them during the Chinese drive to crush the rebellion in this district of Tibet.<br>8th April 1959
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Chinese troops seen as they march towards the Tibetian frontier in the Highlands, following the invasion. 1950
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Peking, China: Mao Tse-Tung, chairman of the People's Republic of China leaves his home in Peking with the Dalai Lama (right) from Lhasa and the Panchen Ngoerhtehni (left) from Shigatse, Tibet.<br>25 May 1956
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Tibetan envoy at Colonel Younghusband's camp. 1904
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Conquest of Tibet 1904<br>British Officers and Tibetans
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Le Petit Journal 1904 - Tibet - The Dalai Lama of Lhasa Flees English Rule in advance of the Younghusband Expedition arrival in Lhasa.<br>Lhasa is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Tibet.<br>Le Petit Journal was a daily Parisian newspaper published from 1863 to 1944.<br>©TopFoto
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Sherpa Tensing (left) and Edmund Hillary at the expeditions camp below Thyangboche on the return from Everest after their successful attempt on the 29,002 ft mountain.<br>20th June 1953
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Hillary and Tensing on returning to base from exploration Mount Everest Himalyars Tibet
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Conquest of Everest<br>Illustrated presents the full inspiring story in pictures of the year's most heroic exploit.<br>(By arrangement with the &quotTimes" and the British Mount Everest Expedition 1953)<br><br>At His Feet - The Oxygen Bottles<br>Oxygen bottles in the snow indicate the struggle against thin air that awaited the climbers beyond this intermediate camp. Sherpas in the party received three weeks' training in the use of oxygen apparatus.<br>
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Khatmandu, Nepal.July 1st,1953. Edmund Hillary relaxing at the base of Everest
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Honours for Everest Heroes Katmandu Nepal the conquerors of Everest Tensing (left) and Edmund Hillary , after the King Tribhuvana had conferred honours on them at the palace Tensing presented with Nepal Tara (Nepal Star) First Class, Hillary received the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Mighty Right Arm of the Gurkhas) First Class 25 June 1953
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British Everest Expedition 1953. Snow, ice and cloud at Camp V in the Western Cwn.
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Flying Over the South Peak, about three minute's flight from the summit of Everest
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Dalai Lama escaping from Tibet, 1959.
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Reproduction of Mount Everest and the Himalayas
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Mount Everest summit. Photograph taken by the climber Somerwell during the third British expedition in 1924, commanded by the colonel Norton whom overhang was in 8573 m high.
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Maurice Herzog welcoming in Bourget, the conquerors of the Everest. From left to right : A. Gregory, sir Edmund Hillary, Maurice Herzog, colonel J. Hunt, R. Herzog, president of CAF, Marcel Ichac. July 22, 1953. RV-428212
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NEPAL -- Hindoosh woman -<br>- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Sagarmatha National Park -- The sun sets over the Lhotse wall massif. On the left is Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world at 8848m and on the right is Mount Lhotse at 8516m, slightly right of this Mount Lhotse Shar at 8393m and on the far right is Mount Shartse II (or Peak 38 as it is also known) at 7591m -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial view of Namche Bazaar - a town in the Everest region situated at 3,400m. Behind is the Nangpa valley and the peaks visible are Mount Teng Ragi Tau, 6,943m (center), Mount Langmoche Ri, 6,611m (centre right), Mount Pamalka, 6,344m (right) and Mount Parchamo, 6,273m (left). The town serves as a regional capital of sorts (like Lukla), having a large market on Saturdays which brings Dropka traders over the Nangpa La pass from Tibet. Namche is also the starting point of many expeditions and treks -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Mount Ama Dablam -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial view of Mount Ama Dablam (right, 6,856m), Mount Lhotse (left, 8,414) and on the far left peeping over the Lhotse ridge is Mount Everest itself. The main trail to Dingboche is visible in the foreground on the left of this image -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Dig Tsho -- Dec 2005 -- Herdsman Angphoura Sherpa with one of his herd of 28 Yaks prepares to leave his mountain pastures for the winter. Angphoura lives in some fear of a glacial overburst spill from Dig Tsho lake at the top of the Langmoche Valley (visible behind the Yak). This lake burst in 1985 washing away several houses and many hectares of pasture land (including some his own). In total, damage was estimated at US$5m. Scientists say these huge Himalayan glaciers are melting fast - due global warming and resulting climate change - which could threaten Asia's water supply in the future having a devastating impact on the region's agriculture -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Near Namche Bazaar -- Dec 2005 -- The snowline at 3,600 metres...Two Sherpa women sit chatting on a path usually clogged with snow in mid-December, as winters now come later and finish sooner. This is one of the more noticeable results of climate change in the high Himalayas and it affects the formation of glaciers which get reinforced by snowfall each winter, therefore furthering their melting in warmer seasons -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Tibetan Dopka traders from Tingri in Tibet. These traders bring various goods over the Nangpa La pass to sell to Sherpas in Khumbu -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Machermo -- This sketch of a female Yeti was made from a description given by a Sherpa's grandfather some years ago. The owner of the Yeti Inn lodge has many such sketches in his collection (NB this drawing is reproduced with permission of the owner for editorial use) from sightings by his grandfather. For many Sherpa, the Yeti is a real creature, though rarely sighted in the Everest region these days. In 1974, a Yeti killed three Yaks in this village and threw a Sherpa woman into the river -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- A porter on the trail above Namche Bazaar. Behind is Mount Kongde Ri -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Kunde -- Sherpa man with Zopchok (a crossbreed between a yak and a cow) -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Near Pheriche -- Jul 2007 -- Tired and carrying a heavy load of goods, a Sherpa porter rests on the way up to Pheriche Pass, at a height of about 4,200m. Sherpas can usually carry slightly more than most other people in the world, over longer distances. Sometimes these loads are over 30kg. In the Everest region, almost all goods have to be portered to their final destination and these men and women are the backbone of the economy. Mostly they carry loads with a strap which goes around the forehead and sets most of the weight onto the spine. Most use the ubiquitous basket, even if a rucksack is the cargo! Carrying such burdens can be profitable though, with many earning more than the average wages for labour in other parts of the country -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Phortse -- Phortse - a village situated at around 4,000 metres in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Everest Region -- Abode of the Yetis?...The western glacier of Mount Ama Dablam - a 6,812 metre peak in the Nepali Himalaya. The author of this picture saw Yeti footprints on the moraine of this glacier in July 2007 (on the moraine ridge in the bottom right centre of this image). Small glaciers like this - and perhaps the abode of the Yetis - are very much in danger due to global warming resulting from climate change -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Kunde -- A Sherpa woman enters Kunde village. Mount Konde Ri is visible in the background <br>-- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Everest Region -- A snowy view of Khumjung with Mount Ama Dablam - a 6,800 metre plus peak and Mount Thamserku and Mount Kangtega, two 6,000m + peaks in the Nepali Himalayas -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Nangpa Valley -- Jul 2007 -- Porters carry stones back to Namche Bazaar from a quarry nearby. Weather is something of a lottery during the Monsoon months, though some mornings are bright and clear and offer spectacluar views of the Himalayan range. Here the peaks of Mount Kusum Kanguru (6367m, right) and Mount Gongla (5813m, left) are visible. While the views are often not as spectacular in the main season, trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon has many other delights -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Aug 2007 -- While Namche is no hive of activity during the Monsoon months, it still retains it's charms and provides better opportunities to get to know the locals than in the main season. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Aug 2007 -- A porter makes their way into Namche. While Namche is no hive of activity during the Monsoon months, it still retains it's charms and provides better opportunities to get to know the locals than in the main season. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Everest Region -- Porters at a trekking group's camp site in Gokyo - increasingly an integral part of the Everest trail -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Nangma -- Jul 2007 -- A Sherpa shepherdess outside her summer pasture cottage. Sherpas live in these small huts in the high pasture when their Yaks and Naks are led up to graze on the high pastures. Most will sell trekkers tea and hot meals, especially here on the other side of the valley leading up to Everest Base Camp where the Yak trail has to be used (on the opposite side of the valley from the main trail), as the bridge to Duglha (Thuglha) is often washed away by glacial runoff during the summer months. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- 31 Jul 2007 -- This glacier at the foot of Mount Everest - a 8848m peak - is fading fast due to climate change as a result of global warming. US Scientists have warned that &quotclimate zones" like the Himalayas and the Andes could disappear entirely by 2100, other scientists say the glacier like the one pictured could disappear entirely by 2035. This would push many mountain species into extinction, as snowlines retreat and species from lower altitudes colonise new areas, leaving little space for species such as the Snow Leopard. Conversely, the same scientists say that at lower altitudes, completely new climate zones could appear. In addition to this, receeding glaciers also threaten Asia's fresh water supply and in turn, it's agricultural output. Most of Asia's major rivers are fed by HImalayan glaciers -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Mount Thamserku -- 22 Jul 2007 -- This glacier on the eastern slope of Mount Thamserku - a 6608m peak - is fading fast due to climate change as a result of global warming. US Scientists have warned that &quotclimate zones" like the Himalayas and the Andes could disappear entirely by 2100, other scientists say the glacier like the one pictured could disappear entirely by 2035. This would push many mountain species into extinction, as snowlines retreat and species from lower altitudes colonise new areas, leaving little space for species such as the Snow Leopard. Conversely, the same scientists say that at lower altitudes, completely new climate zones could appear. In addition to this, receeding glaciers also threaten Asia's fresh water supply and in turn, it's agricultural output. Most of Asia's major rivers are fed by HImalayan glaciers -- <br>Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Aug 2007 -- While Namche is no hive of activity during the Monsoon months, it still retains it's charms and provides better opportunities to get to know the locals than in the main season. Here a Sherpa porter carries some of the potato harvest into the village. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Mount Kongde -- Wreathed in Monsoon cloud, Mount Kongde Ri - a 6187 metre peak in the Khumbu Himalaya -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Everest Region -- View from Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) showing Mount Everest (8848m) on the top centre left and the peaks of Nuptse and Lhotse. Another 8,000m peak, Mount Makalu can be found on the far top right of this image -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Tibetan Buddhist chortern (stupa) -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Tengboche -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial photograph of the famous Tengboche Monastery in the Solu Khumbu region. Situated at almost 4,000m it is the cultural and religious centre of Sherpa culture. Also visible in this image are the peaks of Mount Ama Dablam (right), Mount Lhotse (center), Mount Everest (center left) and Mount Taboche (top left) -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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The road leading to Mount Everest on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
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Himalaya, in Nepal: Mount Everest and the Nuptse
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Nepal: Mount Everest. ©Christine Pemberton / The Image Works
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Nepal: Mount Everest from Gorak Shep Settlement. ©Christine Pemberton / The Image Works
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NEPAL Namche Bazaar -- Aug 2007 -- While Namche is no hive of activity during the Monsoon months, it still retains it's charms and provides better opportunities to get to know the locals than in the main season. Trekking the Everest region in the Monsoon months is becoming increasingly popular for some. While the views are not so spectacular as in the main seasons, the elusive, cloudy landscapes are enchanting. The Monsoon reveals a different side of the Everest region, with bright displays of flowers and less trekkers, allowing for a different trek to the usual one --<br> Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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Nepal: Thyangboche Monastery on trail to Everest base camp. ©Christine Pemberton / The Image Works
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China / Tibet / Qunzeng; Bevor das Olympische Feuer im Stadion in Peking entzuendet wird, soll es auf einer ,,Reise der Harmonieææ einen Umweg ueber den Mount Everest (tibetisch: Qomolangma) machen. Dafuer laesst die chinesische Regierung jetzt eigens die Strasse zum Basislager des hoechsten Berges der Welt ausbauen, um den Fackellauf etwas einfacher zu gestalten. Treck von Bergsteigern erkundet die Gegend mit einem Gelaendewagen. |<br>- 22.04.2007<br><english> China / Tibet / Qunzeng; China plans to build a highway on the side of Mount Everest (tibetian: Qomolangma) to ease the Olympic torch's journey to the peak of the world's tallest mountain before the 2008 Beijing Games. Mointaineers explore the area with a all-terrain vehicle. - 22.04.2007<br> </english>
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