How many years ago was when the first climber reached the top of everest

After years of dreaming about it and seven weeks of climbing, New Zealander Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, at 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953. They were the first people to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest.

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so that was 66 years ago

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New Zealander Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, at 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953. They were the first people to ever reach the summit of Mount Everest.

cold

very very cold

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.