Home >> Regional >> Oceania >> New Zealand >> Society and Culture >> History >> People >> Hillary, Sir Edmund Sir Edmund Hillary Profile Brief profile and links. The Mystical Summit of Mount Everest The first successful Everest summit ascent is commemorated by sculpture showing Sir Edmund Hillary's hands clutching an ice axe. To be displayed during the fiftieth anniversary celebration May 29, 2003 in London. Time 100: Heroes & Icons - Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay The twenty most influential heroes and icons of the 20th century as selected by Time Magazine. MSN Learning & Research Plus: Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival Encarta Encyclopedia article with further links to information on Tenzing Norgay, Mount Everest, Antarctica and the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Salon Brilliant Careers: A Man to Match his Mountain On top of the world: Don George profiles Sir Edmund Hillary, mountain climber, world explorer and Himalayan humanitarian extraordinaire.
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