Sir Edmund Hillary By Renee Gray

How he changed our lives and what he did...

He was born to Percival Augustus Hilary and Gertrude Hilary on the 20 th July 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand. He had an older sister called June and a younger brother called Rex. He went to Taukau primary school for primary and Auckland Grammar for high school.

He climbed Mount Everest in 29 th may 1954 with Tenzing Norgay though he reached the top first. And many other people have tried to climb mount Everest before him but they were unsuccessful and that's what makes him so undaunted.

Elevation: 29,035 feet (8,85o meters) Location: Nepal, Tibet Asia First ascent: Sir Edmund Hilary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) 29th may 1953 Here are some facts: Mount Everest has an extreme climate. The summit Temperature never rises above a freezing 32 F (o C) Its summit temperature in January average - 33 F (-33C) and can drop to -76F (- 60C). In July the average summit temperature is -2F (-19C).

He married Louise Mary Rose on the 3 September 1953 and had three children Peter (1954), Sarah (1955) and Belinda (1959–1975). He also had six grandchildren. He remarried after his wife died in 1975 in a plane crash with their youngest daughter

20 July, 1919 Born in Auckland Aged 16, interest in mountaineering is triggered by a school trip to Mt Ruapehu, in the centre of New Zealand's North Island Works as a beekeeper First major climb, of Mt Olivier in New Zealand's Southern Alps Joins the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II, and serves as a navigator on Catalina flying boats in the Pacific Leads the New Zealand Gawhal Expedition in the Himalayas; joins the British Everest Reconnaissance Expedition Part of the British Cho Oyu Expedition in the Himalayas. May 29, 1953 Climbs Mount Everest. 3, September 1953 Marries Louise Mary Rose (being a shy man got his mother-in law to propose for him) 1955 Chosen to lead the New Zealand Antarctic Expedition, 1956– Leads the New Zealand section of the Commonwealth Trans- Antarctic Expedition. Reached the South Pole on 4 January 1958, completing the first overland journey from Scott Base to the South Pole using motor vehicles.

1961 Establishes the Himalaya Trust dedicated to assisting the Sherpa people of Nepal by building schools, hospitals and other infrastructure Makes first ascent of Mt Herschel, Antarctica Leads a jet boat expedition from the mouth of the Ganges River to its source Appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Accompanies Neil Armstrong to the North Pole Updated New Zealand five dollar note is released, featuring a portrait of Hillary. He is the first New Zealander to appear on a bank note during their lifetime Returns to Nepal for the 50th anniversary of the ascent of Everest. Nepalese Government awards him honorary citizenship Returns to Antarctica for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Scott Base. 11 January 2008 Dies in Auckland, aged 88.

He died 11 th January 2008 (aged 88) in Auckland, New Zealand. He died of a heart attack but before that he spent most of his time in his home on remuera road reading science fiction novels. His wife Louise and his youngest daughter died in a plane crash at Kathmandu airport in His signature:

1921 Extreme Inflation in Germany, Lie Detector Invented, Irish Free State Proclaimed 1923 Hitler jailed after failed coup 1927 BBC Founded, Lindbergh Flies Solo Across the Atlantic, Sacco and Venzetti Executed, 1928 Bubble Gum Invented, First Mickey Mouse Cartoon, Sliced bread invented 1929 Byrd and Bennett Fly Over South Pole,Car Radio Invented, First Academy Awards 1930 Pluto Discovered, Gandhi's Salt March 1932 Air Conditioning Invented, Zippo Lighters Introduced, Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic 1934 Bonnie and Clyde Killed by Police, Cheeseburger Created, Mao Zedong Begins the Long March 1936 King Edward VIII Abdicates, Spanish Civil War Begins

1939 First Commercial Flight Over the Atlantic, Helicopter Invented, World War II Begins 1940 Battle of Britain 1942 Anne Frank Goes Into Hiding, T-shirt Introduced 1945 Microwave Oven Invented, Hitler Commits Suicide, First Computer Built (ENIAC) 1946 Bikinis Introduced 1949 China Becomes communist 1950 Korean war begins 1955 Disney land opens 1964 Beatles become popular 1977 Elvis Presley found dead 1982 Michael Jackson Releases Thriller 1997 Hong Kong Returned to China 2000 New millennium 2008 Sir Edmund Hilary Dies

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