The Welsh mountain inn that helped conquer Everest
As a new film about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay is released, we visit Pen-Y-Gwryd, the Snowdonia hotel which served as British ‘base camp’ for the 1953 expedition and where the spirit of adventure lives on
TL;DR
- The Pen-Y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia was the base camp for the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition.
- Climbers trained and tested equipment, including oxygen tanks and high-altitude boots, at the hotel and on nearby Snowdonia peaks.
- A new film, 'Tenzing,' aims to give Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who had more Everest experience than others on the expedition, greater recognition.
- The hotel retains many original artifacts and a timeless atmosphere, celebrating its mountaineering history.
- The hotel is still run by the family of the original owner and remains a popular destination for adventurers.