Charles Evans (mountaineer) in Liverpool until 1957. Evans was John Hunt's deputy leader on the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition which made the first ascent of Everest in 1953. With Tom Bourdillon, he made the first ascent of the South Summit, coming within three hundred feet of the main summit of Everest on 26 May 1953, but was forced to turn back. Everest was summited by their teammates Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay three days later, on 29 May 1953. Evans was the leader of the expedition which first climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak, in 1955. The following year he was
Tenzing Norgay Norgay's achievements, and on 1 July 10 Downing Street, announced that following consultation with the governments of India and Nepal the Queen had approved awarding him the George Medal. He also received, along with the rest of the Everest party, the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In 1953, King Tribhuvan of Nepal presented him with the Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st Class ("Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara"). In 1959, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of India. Norgay also received several other decorations through his career. In May 2013, Norgay's grandson, Tashi Tenzing, said he