- en.wikipedia.org Edmund HillaryPortrait Sir Edmund Hillary, Australia, July 1953. In 1949, the long-standing climbing route to the summit of Everest was closed by Chinese-controlled Tibet.
- lassho.edu.vn edmund-hillary/He was born Edmund Percival Hillary on July 20, 1919, in Auckland, New Zealand, to Gertrude and Percival Hillary.
- tr.wikipedia.org Edmund HillaryEdmund Hillary, 11 Ocak 2008'de Yeni Zelanda saatiyle sabah 9:35'te 88 yaşında Auckland'daki bir hastanede kalp krizinden öldü.
- encyclopedia.com people/history/british-and-irish…Hillary has also remained active in the region where he made his famous climb. The Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust provides funds and expertise to support...
- medium.com adventure-capitalists/4-legendary-ways…On May 29, 1953 Edmund Hillary and the Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit the 29,029-foot peak of Mt. Everest, the highest in the world.
- swissinfo.ch eng/life-aging/swiss-climbers-…The death of Sir Edmund Hillary is one of last chapters in the conquest of Mount Everest, whose summit the New Zealander reached in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay.
- britannica.com biography/Edmund-HillaryEdmund Hillary and Tibetan mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
- theuiaa.org sir-edmund-hillary/Edmund Hillary was born in Tuakau, New Zealand. His interest in mountaineering developed after a school trip aged sixteen.
- nzhistory.govt.nz people/edmund-hillaryEdmund Hillary, climbing with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was the first person to reach the summit of Mt Everest – the world’s highest mountain.
- allthatsinteresting.com edmund-hillaryThese were the words spoken by Sir Edmund Hillary to George Lowe after he and his sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first men to summit Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary
Dağcı
Genel bilgiler
Edmund Percival Hillary (20 Temmuz 1919 — 11 Ocak 2008) Yeni Zelandalı bir dağcıydı.
Bir Şerpa olan Nepalli dağcı Tenzing Norgay ile birlikte 29 Mayıs 1953 tarihinde dünyanın en yüksek dağı olan Everest Dağı'na ilk tırmanışı gerçekleştirmiştir.
Hillary, Yeni Zelanda Alpine Club'ın bir üyesi ve 1965'ten 1967'ye kadar da başkanıydı.
Hillary, Yeni Zelanda'da ulusal bir efsane olarak kabul edilir ve sportif konularda yüksek bir itibara sahiptir.
Kısa bilgiler
- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:20 Temmuz 1919, Tuakau, Yeni Zelanda
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:11 Ocak 2008 (88 yaşında), Auckland, Yeni Zelanda
- Boy:188 cm
- Evlilikleri:June Hillary (1989-2008 yy.), Louise Mary Rose (1953-1975 yy.)
- Çocuğu:Peter Hillary
- Ebeveynleri:Gertrude Clark, Percival Augustus Hillary