Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the Conquest of Everest - Part 1/5
The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to an airwave media podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | Have you ever gazed in wonder at the Great Pyramid? |
| 0:10.0 | Have you marveled at the golden face of Tudankamun, or admired the delicate features of Queen Nethartiti. |
| 0:18.0 | If you have, you'll probably like The History of Egypt Podcast. Every you get your podcasting fix. |
| 0:30.0 | Come, let me introduce you to the world of ancient Egypt. |
| 0:37.0 | The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history. |
| 0:45.0 | When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves, |
| 0:49.0 | and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle to guarantee |
| 0:55.5 | liberty and justice for all Americans. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm Tracy. |
| 1:00.2 | And I'm Rich. |
| 1:01.4 | And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era in American history. |
| 1:08.0 | Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction, wherever you find your podcasts. Hello and |
| 1:25.0 | the explorers podcast. |
| 1:28.0 | Today we start a new series, Edmund Hillary and Tansig |
| 1:30.7 | Norgate and the conquest of Everest. |
| 1:33.3 | This is basically a follow-up to our last series on George Mallory and the expeditions of the early |
| 1:37.5 | 1920s that tried but failed to climb the highest mountain in the world. |
| 1:42.6 | While you do not have to listen to the Mallory series to enjoy these shows, |
| 1:46.0 | I recommend you do so as it really provide some crucial background on the history of |
| 1:49.4 | mountaineering and the early attempts to summit Eversed, but again it is not essential. |
| 1:55.0 | So today we have two things on our agenda. |
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