The death of Sir Edmund Hillary
The man
This fine New Zealander and his life long friend Tenzing_Norgay, go into the history books as the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
Sir_Edmund_Hillary was respected more for what he achieved as a humanitarian.
His Himalaya Trust raised about $US250,000 ($279,500) a year and he personally helped build schools, hospitals, bridges, pipelines and even an airfield.
The mountain
Now money buys a high tech ascent and the mountain still claims lives.
The days of rope, canvas and blokes like Sir Ed are long gone.
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