Two mountain climbers, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal,
just conquered Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak. It was 29 May 1953. They stood there
the very top of the world, 29,028 feet above sea level. They planted the flag they had brought
with them. They were proud of their conquest.
Then they began to descend. Suddenly, Hillary’s feet slipped and he fell into a crevasse,
which is a deep open crack in the ice. “Tensing”, he shouted.
At once, the alert Nepalese went into action. He drove his axe into the ice and held the
rope tight. Hillary, by then, had fallen fifteen feet into the crevasse. He was now dangling by
the rope which Norgay held. Inch by inch, Norgay pulled his fallen companion up to safety.
The two continued their descent. As soon as they reached their camp, Hillary told the other
members of their climbing party about his accident and how Norgay saved his life. Tensing
Norgay just smiled. Modestly, but sincerely, he said, “Climbers are friends, and friends always
help each other. They help not to get thanks.”
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