1. Sir Edmund Hillary
By Brandon Rudalavage

2. Early Life Born on July 20, 1919 in Auckland New Zealand
Moved to Tuakau (south Auckland) in 1920
He started to get interested in climbing at 16 years old when he went on a field trip to Mt. Ruapehu
He studied science and mathematics at the University of Auckland

3. Early Life Was a navigator in the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Had 3 children Peter, Sarah, and Belinda
Was married to a woman named Louise Mary Rose

4. Accomplishments First person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest
First person to stand at both poles and the summit of Everest
Was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time Magazine

5. Expedition Everest Started in Nepal
Part of 1951 British Expedition that failed
Returned in with John Hunt
Expedition included 400 people, with 362 porters, 20 Sherpa guides and 10,000 lbs of baggage

6. Expedition Everest
Carved a route through Khumbu Icefall, and the South Col
The first two hikers had to turn back due to exhaustion
Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, who had extra oxygen, reached the summit on May 29, 1953 at 11:30 A.M.
Everest is 29,029 ft. high

7. Expedition Everest
Hillary and Norgay spent 20 minutes at the top of the world
Norgay dug a hole and filled it with sweets
Hillary buried a crucifix

8. Expedition Everest
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Hillary when he returned to Britain

9. Pictures

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11. Famous Quotes by Edmund Hillary
“Life’s a bit like mountaineering- never look down”
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”

12. The End