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'''Sir Edmund Hillary''', KG KBE (1919-2008), is credited with the first successful ascent of [[Mount Everest]]. He reached the summit, along with his climbing partner, Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, on May 29, 1953. His death in 2008 was due to a [[heart attack]] after months of ill health. He received a State Funeral which is usually reserved for heads of state.
'''Sir Edmund Hillary''', KG KBE (1919-2008), is credited with the first successful ascent of [[Mount Everest]]. He reached the summit, along with his climbing partner, Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, on May 29, 1953. His death in 2008 was due to a [[heart attack]] after months of ill health. He received a State Funeral which is usually reserved for heads of state.
Sir Edmund Hillary was also the only living person, aside from [[Queen Victoria]], to appear on [[New Zealand]] [[currency]]. He is found on the [[New Zealand]] $5 bill.
Sir Edmund Hillary was also the only living person, aside from [[Queen Victoria]], to appear on [[New Zealand]] [[currency]]. He is found on the [[New Zealand]] $5 bill.
Hillary served as New Zealand High Commissioner to India for 4 years. He also established a charitable foundation, the Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust to help the Sherpa people. The foundation has constructed schools, hospitals, bridges, fresh-water pipelines, airfields and supported and rebuilt Buddhist monasteries.
==References==
==References==
* http://www.who2.com/edmundhillary.html
* http://www.who2.com/edmundhillary.html
* Book: Sir Edmund Hillary: To Everest and Beyond, Author: Whitney Stewart
* Book: Sir Edmund Hillary: To Everest and Beyond, Author: Whitney Stewart
* http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/concepts/Imaging_Everest/-287.html
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[[Category: Mountain Climbers]]
[[Category: Mountain Climbers]]