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Did Edmund Hillary climb Mount Everest as well as go to the South Pole?
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Yes he did. Edmund Hillary was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 and he also reached the South Pole as part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, for which he led the New Zealand section, on 4 January 1958. His party was the first to reach the Pole overland since Amundsen in 1911 and Scott in 1912, and the first ever to do so using motor vehicles.
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How many mountains has sir Edmund Hillary climbed apart from mount Everest?
he climbed the himalayas
What is sir Edmund Hillary's achievements?
well Edmund hillary has acieved many things like climbing M.T Everest and crossin the south pole
What did Sir Edmund Hillary accomplish?
He was the first person to climb Mount Everest on May 29th 1953. He also can be called the third person to reach the South Pole.
What did Sir Edmund Hillary do after climbing Everest?
traveled anywhere like south pole and north pole
Why did sir Edmund Hillary choose mount Everest to climbe?
Because he had already climbed the highest peak in New Zealand, and Everest was the world's highest mountain, as yet unconquered. If Hillary climbed it he would become the first explorer to have been to both North and South poles and the highest mountain. As we know -he did it.
Who climbed Everest and reached south pole?
Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, Park Young Seok, Eric Larsen
Who was the 1st Indian Man to climb Mount Everest?
A S Cheema was the first Indian to reach the summit of Everest on the 20th May 1965. Some think Tenzing Norgay was, but by birth he was Nepalese, who later took a Honorary Indian Citizenship.
Was Sir Edmund Hilary the first person to go to the South Pole and the peak of Mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first Caucasian to reach the top of Mt Everest, which he reached with the help of Tensing Norgay, a Nepalese sherpa on 29 May 1953. Raoul Aumudsen was the first person to reach the South Pole, and with the help of his teammates they did so on 11 December 1911
Who was the first climber of Mount Everest?
The first solo ascent of Everest was made by the Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner on the 20th August 1980.It was carried out without the aid of bottled oxygen.Messner's route was via the North Col/North Ridge.Two years previously Messener,partnered by Peter Haebler made the first ascent of Everest without oxygen via the South Col route .
What was Sir Edmund Hillary's job before the climb?
Sir Edmund Hillary was an explorer and a philanthropist, as well as a navigator in WWII. However, he was most famous for being an accomplished mountaineer. He was one of two men to be the first known people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He acted as a guide for several other climbing expeditions on this same mountain and also traveled on expeditions to both the North and South Poles. Also, he founded the Himalayan Trust, which was a foundation that became responsible for the building of schools and hospitals for the Sherpa people in Nepal. * Before he climbed Mt Everest and became famous Hillary was a bee keeper.
What did Sir Edmund Hillary go in search of?
He was the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. He also led a few expeditions into the South Pole!
Which part of Auckland did sir Edmund Hillary come from?
Edmund Hillary came from Tuakau (south of Auckland)
