High altitude boots

17 October 1962

High altitude boots

17 October 1962

Close-up of a pair of high altitude boots identical to those worn by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing when they conquered Mount Everest in 1953.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Reference ID: CCL-StarP-02552A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

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