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Edmund Hillary, First Man to Climb Everest, Dies at 88
World | January 11, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest Mount Everest, died Friday at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Photo by bbc.com
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest Mount Everest, died Friday at the age of 88 after a brief illness, BBC reported.
The explorer's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal.
He was also the first man to climb the 8,850-meter peak, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, on 29 May 1953.
Sir Edmund led a number of expeditions to the South Pole and devoted his life to helping the Sherpas of Nepal's Khumbu region.
His Himalayan Trust has helped build hospitals, clinics, bridges, airstrips and nearly 30 schools. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003.
"The legendary mountaineer, adventurer, and philanthropist is the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived," country's Prime minister Helen Clark said in a statement.
Born in Auckland 19 July 1919, Sir Edmund began climbing mountains in his native country as a teenager and soon earned renown as an ice climber.
By the time he attempted his ascent of Everest in 1953 as part of an expedition led by the British climber, Sir John Hunt, seven previous expeditions to the top of the mountain had failed.
After a gruelling climb up the southern face, all but two climbers were defeated by exhaustion and the effects of high altitude and bad weather.
Only Sir Edmund and Tenzing Norgay were able to continue and successfully reached the peak to stay there for only 15 minutes because of being low on oxygen.
Sir Edmund took several photographs of the scenery and of Tenzing waving flags of Britain, Nepal, the UN and India.
News of the conquest of Everest did not reach the outside world until 2 June, the eve of the Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
He was knighted by the Queen for his achievement in 1953, and 42 years later was awarded her highest award for chivalry - the Order of the Garter.
The explorer's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal.
He was also the first man to climb the 8,850-meter peak, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, on 29 May 1953.
Sir Edmund led a number of expeditions to the South Pole and devoted his life to helping the Sherpas of Nepal's Khumbu region.
His Himalayan Trust has helped build hospitals, clinics, bridges, airstrips and nearly 30 schools. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003.
"The legendary mountaineer, adventurer, and philanthropist is the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived," country's Prime minister Helen Clark said in a statement.
Born in Auckland 19 July 1919, Sir Edmund began climbing mountains in his native country as a teenager and soon earned renown as an ice climber.
By the time he attempted his ascent of Everest in 1953 as part of an expedition led by the British climber, Sir John Hunt, seven previous expeditions to the top of the mountain had failed.
After a gruelling climb up the southern face, all but two climbers were defeated by exhaustion and the effects of high altitude and bad weather.
Only Sir Edmund and Tenzing Norgay were able to continue and successfully reached the peak to stay there for only 15 minutes because of being low on oxygen.
Sir Edmund took several photographs of the scenery and of Tenzing waving flags of Britain, Nepal, the UN and India.
News of the conquest of Everest did not reach the outside world until 2 June, the eve of the Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
He was knighted by the Queen for his achievement in 1953, and 42 years later was awarded her highest award for chivalry - the Order of the Garter.
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