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Edmund Hillary

New Zealand explorer and mountaineer, first conqueror of Everest
Date of Birth: 20.07.1919
Country: New Zealand

Content:
  1. Biography of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
  2. Early Life and Mountaineering
  3. The Everest Expedition
  4. Philanthropy and Later Life
  5. Legacy

Biography of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand explorer, mountaineer, and philanthropist.

He was born on July 20, 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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    • Hillary is best known for being the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

    Early Life and Mountaineering

    Hillary developed a passion for mountaineering during his school years.

    In 1939, he completed his first major climb, reaching the summit of Mount Olivier in New Zealand. During World War II, Hillary served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. After the war, he participated in a reconnaissance expedition in 1951 and an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu, the sixt