Everest Climber is a term used to describe those who have attempted to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. Two of the most famous Everest Climbers are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay SHERPA. Sir Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist who, along with Tenzing Norgay SHERPA, became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Tenzing Norgay SHERPA was a Nepalese SHERPA mountaineer who, along with Edmund Hillary, made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.