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Sir Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, best known for his ascent of Mount Everest. He was born on July 20, 1919, and passed away on January 11, 2008.

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“Some day I'm going to climb Everest.”

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“Everest you won't change, but I will get better...I will conquer you.”

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“I've often thought about that and the only suitable member to join me on that climb [to Everest] was George Lowe: he was strong, a good man on a mountain, with a great sense of humour, and I liked that. I think George and I could've done that together ... I've probably never told George that.”

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“Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!”

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“No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.”

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“I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top. They don't give a damn for anybody else who may be in distress and it doesn't impress me at all that they leave someone lying under a rock to die.”

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“It's all bullshit on Everest these days.”

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“While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.”

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“Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.”

People Has Beens Disaster Climbing Casual Everest Forecasts Mount Everest

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“On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.”

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“Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.”

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“I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.”

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“I like to think of Everest as a great mountaineering challenge, and when you've got people just streaming up the mountain - well, many of them are just climbing it to get their name in the paper, really.”

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About the Author

Born: July 20, 1919
Died: January 11, 2008
Known for: Mountaineer
Quotes: 100

Books & Sources

Ecology 2000: the changing face of earthRelated source material

High Adventure: Our Ascent of the EverestRelated source material

High in the thin cold air: the story of the Himalayan Expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, sponsored by World Book EncyclopediaRelated source material

View from the SummitRelated source material

View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer EverestRelated source material

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