Sir edmund hillary birthdate


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    Edmund Hillary life and biography

    Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, born July 20, 1919 is a New Zealander mountaineer and explorer, most famous for the first successful climb of Mount Everest.

    He reached the 29,035-foot (8850 m) summit on May 29, 1953 with Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa. After descending, legend has it the ex-apiarist (beekeeper) said he and Tenzing had ‘knocked the bastard off’, a phrase which has found its way into colloquial New Zealand English.



    Sir Edmundis the only living New Zealander to appear on a banknote.

    Born in Tuakau (south of Auckland), Hillary attended the Auckland Grammar School.

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    The trip to school was over two hours each way, time which he spent reading. As he grew up he was smaller than his peers and very shy so he took refuge in his books and daydreams of a life filled with adventure. At age 16, his interest in climbing was sparked during a school trip to Ruapehu.

    He found that his gangly and uncoordinated frame was physically strong and had greater e