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The Welsh mountain inn that helped conquer Everest

A late-night telephone call to the hotel’s owner had moments earlier confirmed that Edmund…

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Image: Photograph: Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel · via The Guardian

The Guardian reports that a late-night telephone call to the hotel’s owner had moments earlier confirmed that Edmund…

The commotion was followed by gleeful shouting and the sound of champagne corks popping.

This travel story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Welsh, Everest and Pen-Y-Gwryd.

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Location
United Kingdom · Europe
Reported by
The Guardian
First reported
Key names
Welsh, Everest, Pen-Y-Gwryd, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
Section
Travel

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