On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, standing at 29,032 feet.

Gravitas Recall: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay make history, Summit Mount Everest in 1953

Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tonnes of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp as part of a drive to clean up the world's highest mountain, the government said on Wednesday.

4 bodies, 11 tonne garbage picked in Mount Everest clean-up operation

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Gravitas Recall: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay make history, Summit Mount Everest in 1953

4 bodies, 11 tonne garbage picked in Mount Everest clean-up operation