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May 11, 2008
Nepal honours Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay by declaring May 29 as 'Everest Day'
“The government has decided to commemorate the historic first ascent. This year will be the first time we celebrate the event and pay tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay”
Kathmandu, May 10: Nepal has decided that May 29 - the date Sir Edmund Hillarly and Tenzing Norgay conquered the world's highest peak in 1953 - will be marked as International Mount Everest Day, tourism ... via Daily India
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