Sir Edmund Hillary on climbing Mt. Everest, 1977: CBC Archives | CBC

In this clip from 1977, Sir Edmund Hillary talks about being the first person to climb Mount Everest. In 1953, Hillary and his Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norkay reached the final summit. For more classic clips, go to http://www.cbc.ca/archives Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CBCSubscribe Watch CBC: http://bit.ly/CBCFullShows About CBC: Welcome to the official YouTube channel for CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC is dedicated to creating content with original voices that inspire and entertain. Watch sneak peeks and trailers, behind the scenes footage, original web series, digital-exclusives and more. Connect with CBC Online: Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBCTwitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCFacebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCInstagram Sir Edmund Hillary on climbing Mt. Everest, 1977: CBC Archives | CBC    / cbctv