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Bookmark or Share- Edmund Hillary - WikipediaSir 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.
- Sir Edmund Hillary | Academy of AchievementSir 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.
- Edmund Hillary | NZHistory, New Zealand history onlineEdmund Hillary, the legendary mountaineer, adventurer and philanthropist – whose familiar, craggy face beams out from the $5 note – is the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived. Hillary was a shy child who dreamed of adventure.
- Edmund Hillary - Tenzing Norgay, Mt. Everest & Facts - Biography20th-century explorer and mountaineer Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the peak of Mount Everest, along with fellow climber Tenzing Norgay. Updated: Apr 15, 2021.
- Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - 1953 Everest - National GeographicARTICLE. 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 world's...
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