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29 May 1953 · 11:30 AM
The first ascent of Everest
“On the summit Tenzing embraced me —
we nibbled Kendal Mint Cake.”
At 11:30 am on the 29th of May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay of the British Mount Everest Expedition reached the summit — with bars of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake in their packs.
From Everest to Machu Picchu and Epcot Center, right back to Kendal, we’ve been with you every step of the way. Adventure after adventure, generation after generation.
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1953Carried up Everest
4thGeneration of family
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