Rest In Peace
"He was a colossus. He was an heroic figure who not only knocked off Everest but lived a life of determination, humility, and generosity," said Clark.
Sir Edmund Hillary died in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday 11 January. He was 88 years old.
"The legendary mountaineer, adventurer, and philanthropist is the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived. But most of all he was a quintessential Kiwi," New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Friday in announcing Hillary's death.
Hillary scaled the world's highest mountain in 1953, telling companions after the climb: "We knocked the bastard off."
2 comments:
Could he have ever managed this feat without Tenzing Norgay?
Hillary was the last of his breed, the Gentleman Adventurer has been replaced by Billionaire Showoffs like Branson.
I was thinking the same thing when I read about his death.
Did you see reports of Branson launch of his new venture? Even if I had a 100k to waste I wouldn't take a seat on that craft. Yet.
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