Somewhat naff and parochial attitude. Conquering Everest was a massive expedition, involved many mountaineers from across the British Empire, over 400 people in

Somewhat naff and parochial attitude. Conquering Everest was a massive expedition, involved many mountaineers from across the British Empire, over 400 people in total [1]. The article makes no mention of this; seems to think Everest was conquered thanks to the spirit and mountains of NZ. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_British_Mount_Everest_expedition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_British_Mount_Everest_exp...