First people to climb Mount Everest, listed with country and date:

1., 2. Edmund Hillary, New Zealand, May 29, 1953/Tenzing Norgay, Nepal, May 29. 1953

3. Jurg Marmet, Switzerland, May 24, 1956

4. Ernst Schmied, Switzerland, May 25, 1956

5. Hans-Rudolf von Gunten, Switzerland, May 26, 56

6. Adolf Reist, Switzerland, May 27, 1956

7. Wang Fu-chou, China, May 25, 1960

8. Chu Ying-hua, China, May 25, 1960

9. Konbu, Tibet, May 25, 1960

10. & 11. Nawang Gombu, India, May 1, 1963/James Whittaker

United States, May 1, 1963