The New Zealander and his Nepalese information reached the summit of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) height on May 29, 1953 as phase of a British excursion led by way of John Hunt, paving the way for hundreds of others to make the daring strive to attain the “Roof of the World”.
The monarch acquired Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay, the sons of the two mountaineers who themselves have efficiently scaled Everest, as nicely as Hunt´s daughter Sue Leyden, Buckingham Palace said.
In a message study out at a Royal Geographical Society celebratory match formerly this week, Charles hailed the historical climb as “one of the biggest examples of endurance, mixed with cautious planning and collaboration”.
He stated his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, had obtained information of the expedition´s success on the eve of her coronation in 1953.
“It has now not escaped my observe that there is a gorgeous symmetry in the coinciding of the seventieth anniversary of that success with my very own coronation,” he added.
Known for his eager hobby in the environment, Charles also stated the challenges posed with the aid of local weather change, “which endangers fragile ecosystems, which includes the Himalayan range.
“I dearly hope we can take idea from the Everest Expedition of 1953 in order to work collectively in a comparable trend to guard our stunning world for future generations,” he added.