May 29, 2003 50th Anniversary Celebration of First Ascent of Everest
More BAI exclusive photos from a historic day of great celebration
Peter Hillary at 11:30 This was when he announced that it was 50 years ago to the
moment when his father stood on the summit of Mt. Everest with Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
Monks enjoyed the festivities
Old Sherpas in Attendance the stories these guys could tell
Peter and Lloyd "chat it up" at the party
The Rinpoche: Tangboche's reincarnate Lama. The rinpoche was already the abbot of Tangboche monestary when the British arrived in 1953. in all my years of passing through Tangboche, I have never seen him so accessible and open as on may 29, 2003