Sir Edmund died today. A great loss for all.
Born: 20 July 1919
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Died: 11 January 2008
Best Known As: The first man to climb Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tensing Norgay were the first humans to reach Earth's highest point: the summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas. They reached the top at 11:30 am on 29 May 1953.
Edmund has made many contribution to the Sherpa all the way until his death. Setting up schools and funding.
Although there has been a huge controvery as to who really was the first to summit Everest. Some Experts claim it was George Mallory of England who went missing in 1924 trying to summit Everest. The last known sighting was only 800ft from the summit and Mallory's body lay undiscovered for 75 years. It has never been proved whether they were on their way up, or had completed the climb and were on their way down.
George Mallory
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