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 when he went on a field trip to Mt. Ruapehu He studied science and mathematics at the University of Auckland

Early Life Was a navigator in the Royal New Zealand Air Force Had 3 children Peter, Sarah, and Belinda Was married to a woman named Louise Mary Rose

Accomplishments First person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest First person to stand at both poles and the summit of Everest Was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time Magazine

Expedition Everest Started in Nepal Part of 1951 British Expedition that failed Returned in 1953 with John Hunt Expedition included 400 people, with 362 porters, 20 Sherpa guides and 10,000 lbs of baggage

Expedition Everest Carved a route through Khumbu Icefall, and the South Col The first two hikers had to turn back due to exhaustion Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, who had extra oxygen, reached the summit on May 29, 1953 at 11:30 A.M. Everest is 29,029 ft. high

Expedition Everest Hillary and Norgay spent 20 minutes at the top of the world Norgay dug a hole and filled it with sweets Hillary buried a crucifix

Expedition Everest Queen Elizabeth II knighted Hillary when he returned to Britain

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Famous Quotes by Edmund Hillary “Life’s a bit like mountaineering- never look down” “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”

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