Everest 70 years after the first ascent: First-hand accounts of fascination and frustration
Tenzing Norgay and Zealander Edmund Hillary were the first to climb to an altitude of 8,848.86 meters on May 29, 1953. Since then, the 'Roof of the World' has never lost its attraction. Jean-Michel Asselin and mountaineer Marc Batard recount their experiences.