Sir Edmund Hillary

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Sir Edmund Hillary

History

Died January 2008

In 1989 remarried June Mulgrew

Was made New Zealands High Commissioner to India

Jet boated the River Ganges

In 1975 his wife and younger daughter died

in 1958 led an expedition to the South Pole on tractors

Built the first school and hospitals in that part of Nepal

Raised $ 30'000 for the Sherpa people.

Had three kids names were Peter, Sarah and Belinda

Married Louise Mary Rose in 1953

He climbed Mt Everest in 1953

In 1951 & 1952 he went on expeditions to observe Mt Everest

In 1950 he gained experience climbing Swiss & Austrian alps

In 1939 he made his first major climb on Mt Olliver

He was sent back to NZ after a boating accident.

He joined the R.A.F and went to Solomon Islands

Lived in Auckland

Worked as a beekeeper

He attended University for 2 years

Struggled at High School

Attended Auckland Grammer

Had his first experience of mountains

His childhood memories are mostly happy ones

Finished primary 2 years early

Attended the primary in Tuakua

He was very shy

Father-bee keeper

Mother-school teacher

Had a brother and sister

Loved the outdoors

Born 20 August 1919 in Auckland

Effect on people

Subtopic

By raising 30'000 dollars for the Sherpa people

He affected the Sherpa people by building the first school and hospitals often by hand

He inspires awe in to other climbers.

In New Zealand young people know what he looks like because his face is on the $5 note.

He affected the whole world when he reached the summit of Mt Everest.

Personal Challenges

Having to prepare the funeral for his wife and daughter

There were crevasses hidden under the snow

Having to build houses and hospitals in such a remote place

Getting shot in the R.A.F

Oxygen problems

Climbing up vertical walls of ice with heavy packs

Risk of getting hypothermia

They had to tackle temperatures of 27 degrees

They had to carry heavy oxygen cylinders and packs

On the way to the South Pole they would have run into problems

Suffered bad burns in a boating accident

Wife and younger daughter died in plane crash