- Portrait Sir Edmund Hillary, Australia, July 1953. In 1949, the long-standing climbing route to the summit of Everest was closed by Chinese-controlled Tibet.
- He was born Edmund Percival Hillary on July 20, 1919, in Auckland, New Zealand, to Gertrude and Percival Hillary.
- Edmund Hillary, 11 Ocak 2008'de Yeni Zelanda saatiyle sabah 9:35'te 88 yaşında Auckland'daki bir hastanede kalp krizinden öldü.
- 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.
- Following this setback, expedition leader John Hunt made the decision to assign Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay the task of attempting the final ascent.
- 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.
- 10.05.2003 13:57. lecagot. (bkz: sir edmund hillary ). ... (bkz: http://news.sbs.com.au/…f_sir_edmund_hillary_537814 ).
- Edmund Hillary and Tibetan mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
- Edmund Hillary, the legendary mountaineer, adventurer and philanthropist – whose familiar, craggy face beams out from the $5 note – is the best-known New...
- Edmund Hillary was an accomplished beekeeper and often spoke about his love for bees and the importance of conservation efforts to protect them.
Edmund Hillary
Genel bilgiler
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.
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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