Nepal honoured record-holding Sherpa guides and climbers on Monday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. On May 29, 1953, Hillary, a beekeeper from New Zealand and his Sherpa guide Norgay scripted history by becoming the first human beings to scale the treacherous terrains of the world's highest mountain peak. Pics/AFP

In 1953, after many failed attempts, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary successfully conquered Mount Everest. On the 70th anniversary of this historic milestone, check out these platforms that document this quest