History for the day

On 29 May 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand (photo, left, later knighted for his efforts) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal (photo, right) became the first climbers to reach the summit.
In May of 2012, hundreds of climbers were on the mountain, attempting to repeat their success. Some died, and yet there are still internet ads (by the appropriately named PeakFreaks, among others) for future climbs...