Who were the first people to summit Mount Everest?

Who were the first people to summit Mount Everest?

A Jürg Marmet and Ernst Schmied
B Ying-Hua Qu and Wang Fu-chou
C Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history as the first people to stand atop the peak of the world’s tallest mountain. Before scaling the summit, Norgay had participated in six previous attempts.

The correct answer is Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.