Mount Everest, 29002 feet high, is situated on the border of Tibet and Nepal. Before the successful climb of 1953, there had been ten other expeditions. The first attempts were made from the north, after permission had been attained from the ruler of Tibet. The first expeditions were organized jointly by the Alpine Club, and the Royal Geographical Society. They were seen the next afternoon through a break in the clouds at a height of about 28,230 feet There are no good roads, so the long journey had to be made on foot. The success of the 1953 expedition was a triumph for its members, but it was a triumph that was shared by members of all previous expeditions.