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Sir Edmund Hillary

A renowned New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary is best known for being the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953 alongside Tenzing Norgay, which brought him international acclaim.

Sir Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary

History

Died January 2008
In 1989 remarried June Mulgrew
Was made New Zealands High Commissioner to India
Jet boated the River Ganges
In 1975 his wife and younger daughter died
in 1958 led an expedition to the South Pole on tractors
Built the first school and hospitals in that part of Nepal
Raised $ 30'000 for the Sherpa people.
Had three kids names were Peter, Sarah and Belinda
Married Louise Mary Rose in 1953
He climbed Mt Everest in 1953
In 1951 & 1952 he went on expeditions to observe Mt Everest
In 1950 he gained experience climbing Swiss & Austrian alps
In 1939 he made his first major climb on Mt Olliver
He was sent back to NZ after a boating accident.
He joined the R.A.F and went to Solomon Islands
Lived in Auckland
Worked as a beekeeper
He attended University for 2 years
Struggled at High School
Attended Auckland Grammer
Had his first experience of mountains
His childhood memories are mostly happy ones
Finished primary 2 years early
Attended the primary in Tuakua
He was very shy
Father-bee keeper
Mother-school teacher
Had a brother and sister
Loved the outdoors
Born 20 August 1919 in Auckland

Effect on people

Subtopic
By raising 30'000 dollars for the Sherpa people
He affected the Sherpa people by building the first school and hospitals often by hand
He inspires awe in to other climbers.
In New Zealand young people know what he looks like because his face is on the $5 note.
He affected the whole world when he reached the summit of Mt Everest.

Personal Challenges

Having to prepare the funeral for his wife and daughter
There were crevasses hidden under the snow
Having to build houses and hospitals in such a remote place
Getting shot in the R.A.F
Oxygen problems
Climbing up vertical walls of ice with heavy packs
Risk of getting hypothermia
They had to tackle temperatures of 27 degrees
They had to carry heavy oxygen cylinders and packs
On the way to the South Pole they would have run into problems
Suffered bad burns in a boating accident
Wife and younger daughter died in plane crash