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Sir Edmund Hillary

  • 88 years old
  • Male
  • Born Jan 20, 1919
  • Died Jan 11, 2008
  • Auckland, New Zealand
Please enclose your tribute to this great man. Along with his sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, completed the first known successful mission to climb Mount Everest, May 29, 1953.
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a brilliant man

martha Feb 05, 2012

he was a wonderful man he was a cautious, prudent, and rather self-contained, he is a person who approaches life realistically and who is not inclined to take foolish chances or get carried away by the overly optimistic or idealistic schemes of starry-eyed dreamers.

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