Hillary, Sir Edmund (Percival)
- Hillary, Sir Edmund (Percival)
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New Zealand mountain climber and explorer.
Hillary was a professional beekeeper but enjoyed climbing in the New Zealand Alps. In 1951 he joined a New Zealand party to the central Himalayas and then went on to help in a reconnaissance of the southern flank of
Everest. In 1953, as a member of the British Everest expedition, he and
Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on May 29. The achievement brought Hillary worldwide fame and he was knighted that same year. In 1958 he participated in the first crossing of Antarctica by vehicle. From the 1960s he has helped build schools and hospitals for the
Sherpa people.
Sir Edmund Hillary, 1956.
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Sir Edmund Hillary, 1956.UPI