Everest: The First Ascent (London)

Relive the 1953 expedition that made history: the first ascent of Mount Everest. Journey from Kathmandu to the summit alongside Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas who made the expedition possible, and experience one of the greatest human adventures of the 20th century. The year is 1953. A British expedition sets out to conquer Everest, a legendary summit that no one has reached before. Today, you are part of the team. Journey alongside Tenzing Norgay, leader of the Sherpas, from the streets of Kathmandu into a hidden Nepal of temples and ancient traditions. As you climb higher, face freezing temperatures, thinning oxygen and glaciers swept by violent storms. The mountain sets the rules: every day brings new dangers and unexpected challenges. Who will reach the summit? Who will make it back? Experience from within one of the greatest expeditions of the 20th century.