Edmund D Hillary

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 11 January 2008), was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, (born July 20, 1919, died January 11, 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. Along with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, he was ...

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.