View asset onlyEdmund P.Hillary during training / 1956Hillary, Sir (from 1953) Edmund Percival New Zealand mountaineer (first to climb Mount Everest in 1953); born 1919.Tarining for the Antarctic expedition in 1957: Hillary (right) with sleigh dogs at the Tasman Glacier in New Zealand.Photo, 1956.IdentifierAKG431017SourceUllsteinCredit lineakg-images / ullstein bildEvent date1956Image date1956Time Period1950S20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicANTARCTIC EXPLORERDOG SLEDGE ; DOG SLED ; DOGSLEDEXPEDITIONGLACIERHUSKY ; SIBERIAN HUSKYMOUNTAINS ; MOUNTAIN RANGEPERSONPOLAR EXPEDITIONPOLAR EXPLORERSCENESLEDGE DOG ; SLED DOGGeographyANTARCTICAAORAKINEW ZEALANDTASMAN GLACIERPersonEDMUND P. HILLARYTechniquePHOTOGRAPHSize2590px × 3364px (24 MB) 21.9 cm × 28.4 cm @ 300 dpiRestrictionsFor editorial use onlyAdditional permissions needed for non-editorial useAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload