Greetings from base camp at Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. For most of us, pictures are as close as we’ll get to this iconic destination, which was first summited on this day in 1953. Mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the historic first ascent and achieved instant fame. The two spent 15 minutes on the summit, with Norgay leaving an offering of sweets.
The first ascent
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Castelmezzano, Italy
-
Cannes, France, in the spotlight
-
A wonderland in winter
-
Honoring those who served
-
The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
-
World Lion Day
-
Feeling chic on Fashion Week
-
Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
-
Celebrating Yi Peng
-
That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
-
Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
-
Male hooded merganser, Oregon
-
Room at the top?
-
Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
-
Let the Highland games begin
-
Winter in Old Nuuk
-
International Geodiversity Day
-
In celebration of America’s national bird
-
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
-
A great white egret in Hungary
-
Polar bear season in Manitoba
-
International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
-
In the belly of Fat Bear Week
-
Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
-
Protecting Alaska
-
American robin
-
Looking down on the Otter
-
National Go Birding Day
-
It’s World Migratory Bird Day
-
Fujian Tulou, China
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

