Tag: Mount Everest

On This Day 63 Years Ago – Elizabeth Crowned Queen of England

On: By: Philip Wake
On 2nd June 1953 Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in a ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London! In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her people and to maintain the laws agreed in parliament. After being handed the four symbols of authority - the orb, the sceptre, the rod of mercy and the royal ring of sapphire and rubies - the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Read more [...]

On This Day 63 Years Ago – Hillary & Tenzing First to Conquer Mount Everest

On: By: Philip Wake
On 29th May 1953 the New Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the Nepal-Tibet border! What a wonderful birthday present for Tenzing who reached the age of 39 on this day! They reached the top of the world at 11:30 local time after a grueling climb up the southern face. The two men hugged each other with relief and joy but only stayed on the summit for 15 minutes because they were low on oxygen. Mr Hillary Read more [...]