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Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919-2008)

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (born July 20, 1919; died January 11, 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, most famous for the first successful climb of Mount Everest. He reached the 29,035-foot summit on May 29, 1953 with Tenzing Norgay.

  • Edmund Hilllary in Poland, 2004
    Edmund Hilllary in Poland, 2004
  • The statue of Sir Edmund Hillary permanently gazing towards New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook.
    The statue of Sir Edmund Hillary permanently gazing towards New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook.
  • Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
    Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
  • Antarctica, 1957
    Antarctica, 1957
  • 1953
    1953
  • Signature
    Signature
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