Edmund Hillary took essential climbing equipment, warm clothing, food supplies, and a camera with him on his successful expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1953.
Sir Edmund Hillary's grave stone says "Sir Edmund Hillary. KG ONZ KBE. 1919-2008. A great New Zealander."
Sir Edmund Hillary studied mathematics and science at Auckland University College in New Zealand.
Sir Edmund Hillary attended Auckland Grammar School in New Zealand for his secondary education, but he did not attend college or university. He became famous for being the first person, along with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
Sir Edmund Hillary lived in Tuakau during his childhood in the early 1920s. He moved to Tuakau with his family when he was a young boy and spent several years there before pursuing his adventures in mountaineering.
A state funeral was held for Hillary on 22 January 2008, after which his body was cremated. The first part of this funeral was on 21 January when Hillary's casket was taken into Holy Trinity Cathedral to lie in state. On 29 February 2008, in a private ceremony, most of Hillary's ashes were scattered in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf as he had desired. The remainder went to a Nepalese monastery near Everest; a plan to scatter them on the summit was cancelled in 2010.
Edmund Hillary's birth name is Edmund Percival Hillary.
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Percival Hillary was Edmund Hillary's father.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzig Norgay climbed Mount Everest in 7 weeks in 1953
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The country Edmund Hillary was from is New Zealand.
Edmund Hillary was from Auckland in New Zealand.
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The Hillary Step was named after Edmund Hillary because he was the first person to climb it.
Edmund's parents were Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, née Clark.
Edmund Hillary was raised by his parents Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, née Clark.
The Hillary Step was named after Edmund Hillary because he was the first person to climb it.