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Edmund Hillary

Born

in Auckland, New Zealand

July 20, 1919

Died

January 11, 2008

Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir

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Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.

Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II. Prior to the Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of the B ...more

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	High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest 4.15 avg rating — 1,634 ratings — published 1955 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest 3.88 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole by Edmund Hillary (Foreword), Helen Thayer 4.13 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 1992 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Venture, Nothing Win 4.07 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1975 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Ocean to the Sky: Jet boating up the Ganges 3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	View From The Summit 3.87 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schoolhouse in the Clouds 3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High In the Thin Cold Air by Edmund Hillary, Desmond Doig 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two generations by Edmund Hillary, Peter Hillary 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Latitude for Error 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.”
― Edmund Hillary

tags: adventure

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“You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
― Edmund Hillary, High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest

tags: motivational

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“People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.”
― Edmund Hillary

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