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Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Jul 20, 1998 · Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountain climber and Antarctic explorer who, with the Nepali-Indian mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, in 1953.
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- What was Edmund Hillary’s early life like?Edmund Hillary began climbing in New Zealand’s Southern Alps while in high school, before working as a beekeeper during the summers and climbing mo...
- What did Edmund Hillary accomplish?Edmund Hillary and Tibetan mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world...
- Why was Edmund Hillary so influential?Edmund Hillary never anticipated the acclaim that would follow the historic ascent. Throughout his experience of celebrity, he maintained a high le...
Mar 3, 2013 · ADVENTURE. ARTICLE. Everest 1953: First Footsteps - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. National Geographic revisits the 1953 British summit to Everest when the first people stood atop the...
Edmund Hillary, climbing with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was the first person to reach the summit of Mt Everest – the world’s highest mountain.
The quiet Auckland bee-keeper who had stood on ‘the roof of the world’, as well as the North and South poles, seemed to be the quintessential down-to-earth Kiwi. Sir Edmund Hillary died in Auckland on 11 January 2008, aged 88. He was farewelled at a state funeral – a rare honour for a private citizen – on 22 January.
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Jan 11, 2008 · Sir Edmund Hillary dedicated much of his long life to environmental causes and to humanitarian efforts on behalf of the Nepalese people. More than half a century after his most famous feat, his fame remained undimmed.
Jan 11, 2008 · Sir Edmund Hillary, a former beekeeper who, with his Sherpa guide, became the first man known to conquer the world’s tallest peak, died of a heart attack early today. He was 88.
