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Radio 5 Live,6 mins

Son of the first man up Everest

Double Take

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Sixty years ago Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first people to conquer Everest, the world's highest mountain. News of their achievement did not reach the outside world until 2 June, the eve of the Queen's coronation. Many had tried to scale Everest before and failed - some dying in the process. Over the past sixty years, hundreds more have reached the top - and sadly, many more have died on the slopes. Tenzing Norgay's son, Jamling, talks about the huge role Everest has played in his life.

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