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Title: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Paelos on January 11, 2008, 10:15:34 AM Mount Everest Conqueror dies at 88 (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080110-AP-hillary.html)
He could be best summed up by his quote when finishing the climb, "Awe, wonder, humility, pride, exaltation—these surely ought to be the confused emotions of the first men to stand on the highest peak on Earth, after so many others had failed," Hillary noted. Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Signe on January 11, 2008, 10:17:57 AM For some reason I thought he was way older and long deader. Or a myth, like everything else from New Zealand. I suck at history.
Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Lt.Dan on January 11, 2008, 02:32:52 PM In the Christchurch museum the have an exhibition of the equipment Hillary's team used on their run to the South pole in the late 50s (I think). Basically a converted tractor and a couple of woolly jumpers and some animal skins. How the explorers of yore completed their amazing feats is a mystery to me.
Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Merusk on January 11, 2008, 02:51:21 PM Sir Edmund Hillary: Fucking Hardcore.
Shove your "x-treem" sports up your ass, youth culture. Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Broughden on January 11, 2008, 04:17:36 PM This world lost a giant among men today.
Selfless, and humble. He cared and gave more to the people of Nepal than anyone imaginable. A true gentleman. Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Zetleft on January 11, 2008, 06:51:20 PM N. E. P. A. L. VIVA NEPAL
Title: Re: Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88 Post by: Azazel on January 12, 2008, 10:26:44 PM In the Christchurch museum the have an exhibition of the equipment Hillary's team used on their run to the South pole in the late 50s (I think). Basically a converted tractor and a couple of woolly jumpers and some animal skins. How the explorers of yore completed their amazing feats is a mystery to me. I saw that stuff when I was there. I concur with your thoughts. |