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Sir Edmund Hillary By Brandon Rudalavage Early Life Born on July
20, 1919 in Auckland New Zealand
Moved to Tuakau (south Auckland) in 1920 He started to get
interested in climbing at 16 years old whenhe went on a field trip
to Mt. Ruapehu He studied science and mathematics at the University
ofAuckland Early Life Was a navigator in the Royal New Zealand Air
Force
Had 3 children Peter, Sarah, andBelinda Was married to a woman
namedLouise Mary Rose Accomplishments First person to reach the
summit of Mt. Everest
First person to stand at bothpoles and the summit of Everest Was
named one of the 100 mostinfluential people of the 20thcentury by
Time Magazine Expedition Everest Started in Nepal
Part of 1951 BritishExpedition that failed Returned in with John
Hunt Expedition included400 people, with 362porters, 20
Sherpaguides and 10,000lbsof baggage Expedition Everest Carved a
route through KhumbuIcefall, and the South Col The first two hikers
had to turnback due to exhaustion Hillary and his Sherpa
guide,Tenzing Norgay, who had extraoxygen, reached the summit onMay
29, 1953 at 11:30 A.M. Everest is 29,029 ft. high Expedition
Everest Hillary and Norgay spent 20 minutes atthe top of the world
Norgay dug a hole and filled it withsweets Hillary buried a
crucifix Expedition Everest Queen Elizabeth II knighted Hillary
when hereturned to Britain Pictures Pictures Famous Quotes by
Edmund Hillary
Lifes a bit likemountaineering- never look down It is not
themountain weconquer butourselves The End