1975: First Britons climb Mount Everest
The first Britons to scale Mount Everest reach the summit 24 September 1975.
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott arrive at the mountain鈥檚 peak 33 days after establishing their base camp.
The men use the previously unclimbed south-west face of the mountain, which was regarded as one of the most difficult challenges in mountaineering.
From the 成人快手 Archives. Originally broadcast 25 September 1975.