Walkie Talkie transmitter/receiver, used on the Mount Everest expedition, c.1953
Walkie Talkie transmitter/receiver, used on the Mount Everest expedition, c.1953
This radio set was used on the 1953 British expedition to Everest led by Sir John Hunt. At 11.30 am on 29th May 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary succeeded in reaching the summit of Everest, at 29,028 ft (8848m) the highest mountain on Earth.
Details
- Category:
- Radio Communication
- Object Number:
- 1955-120/1
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), electronic components and textile
- type:
- walkie talkie
- credit:
- Pye Ltd.
