Biggest, craziest and saddest: 10 things you need to know about Everest summit

On May 29, 1953, history was created. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary were able to achieve a first for humankind. Battling many odds, the two reached the highest point on earth. Since then, many have tried. It would not be wrong to call Everest an obsession.

People from all across the globe have started to come and reach the summit. They come to smash old records and create new ones. Some come to raise awareness about certain issues while some do it to prove something to themselves or others who doubted them.