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Sir Edmund Hillary
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) was a mountaineer, philanthropist and explorer. Together with Tenzing Norgay, he became the first climber known to have reached the Mount Everest summit on May 29, 1953.
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What is Edmund Hillary's favorite food?
Sir Edmund Hillary's favorite food was bangers and mash, which is basically sausage and mashed potato.
What is Sir Edmund Hiillary's hobbies?
drawing mountains,bike riding and hoping to climb up a mountain one day.
Who is sir Edmund Hillary wife?
Sir Edmund Hillary's wife was Louise Mary Rose. The couple married in 1953 and had three children together. Louise was a committed philanthropist and supported various charitable causes.
Who first climbed mt Everest and where did they come from?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they did so on the 29th May 1953 at 11.30 in the morning. They both survived there time on the mountain and lived for many years after.
How often do the Sherpas climb Mount Everest?
Hard working high-altitude climbing Sherpas can earn up to $8,000 (£4,800) in the three-month Everest season, more than 10 times as much as the average wage in Nepal, which remains one of Asia's poorest nations.
What other adventures did sir edmund hillary undertake besides mount everest?
Hillary climbed ten other peaks in the Himalayas on further visits in 1956, 1960-1961, and 1963-1965. 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.
In 1977, he led a jetboat expedition, titled "Ocean to Sky", from the mouth of the Ganges River to its source.
Can you climb Mount Everest with no ropes?
No because other wise you would run out of air because it goes high up into the clouds and there is no oxygen in the clouds
Answer:
Oxygen-less climbs of Everest are the new macho for foreign climbers and many have done it. However, this is the traditional way for the Serpa (natives) to do it -
- Appa Sherpa has climbed Everest 11 times without oxugen
- Ang Rita Sherpa, Babu Chiri Sherpa have climbed Everest 10 times without oxygen
Who was the first man on everest?
If you mean who was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest then that was Edmund Hillary.
Who was sir Edmond Hillary's second wife?
Edmund Hillary married twice, his wives were:
Louise Mary Rose married in 1953 untill 1975 (she was killed in a plane crash)
June Mulgrew married in 1989 until Edmund died in 2008
What flags are on top of Mt Everest?
There are probably not that many flags on the summit of Mount Everest due to the high winds blowing them away. When a climber reaches the summit he or she usually leaves the flag of their nation.
Who was Sir Edmund Hillary's daughter?
Edmund had three children: Peter (born 1954), Sarah (born 1955) and Belinda (born 1959)
What are the dangers of climbing mt Kilimanjaro?
Mountain climbing on its own is dangerous, requiring advanced skills, courage and resourcefulness.
Climbing in Antarctica can be especially dangerous, given its extreme climate and the lack of any local facilities to care for you if you have any kind of accident.
How many members were in the 1953 expedition to climb Mt. Everest along with Sir Edmund Hillary?
I'm sure he had a whole team, but the man most often included in descriptions of the ascent is Tenzing Norgay. There was (and still is) some debate as to who really summitted first, he or Hillary.
his name was poofter head and he pooed a lotWho was sir Edmund Hillarys first Wife?
Edmund Hillary's first wife did not die in a car crash, it was a plane crash.
In 1975 while en route to join Hillary in the village of Phaphlu, where he was helping to build a hospital, Louise (wife) and Belinda (daughter) were killed in a plane crash near Kathmandu airport shortly after take-off.
What kind of clothing and equipment did sir Edmund Hillary bring with him on his climb of Everest?
Hillary's interest in climbing was sparked during his high school years, at age 16, during a school trip to Mt Ruapehu. Despite not being an athletic teenager, he found that he was physically strong and had greater endurance than many of his fellow climbers.
What year did hillary get to the top of Mount Everest?
It took Edmund Hillary 7 weeks to climb Mount Everest.
How long did Sir Edmund Hillary take to climb back down from Mount Everest?
its kind of hard to tell
because if it took him seven weeks to climb Everest then either you double
that or half that
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 tenzing norgay Edmund hillary's friend?
Edmund Hillary was from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay was from Nepal.
What time did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the Summit of Everest?
John Hunt's team reached the summit of Everest on 29 May 1953.
Was mount Everest named after Edmond Hillary?
Mt. Everest is named after Sir George Everest. He was a British military engineer who served as a surveyor general of India from 1829 to 1843. During this time he surveyed the peak, and became the first person to record the location and height of the mountain, which at that time was called Peak XV. Andrew Waugh, Everest's successor as the British Surveyor General of India, decided that Peak XV should be named after George Everest. George Everest was opposed to the idea, claiming to the Royal Geographical Society in 1857 that Everest could not be written in Hindi nor pronounced by 'the native of India'. Waugh's proposed name prevailed despite his objections, and in 1865, the Royal Geographical Society officially adopted Mount Everest as the name for the highest mountain in the world. Most people in Nepal call Mt. Everest, Sagarmtha, meaning forehead in the sky. Speakers of the Tibetan language call Mt. Everest Chomolungma. The translation is "goddess, mother of the world."
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Was it scary climbing mountains Edmund Hillary?
sir edmund hillary climbed mount everest with nepali sherpa tenzing norgay
When was mount cook first climbed?
The first recorded European attempt on the summit was made by the Irishman Rev. William S. Green and the Swiss hotelier Emil Boss and the Swiss mountain guide Ulrich Kaufmann on 2 March 1882 via the Tasman and Linda Glaciers
