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Edmund Hillary was a bee keeper in New Zealand before he climbed Mount Everest.
Before he climbed Everest, Hillary was a beekeeper.
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest first followed by his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay.
Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper before he climbed Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary did not have a lot of money before climbing Mount Everest. He worked within the family business as a bee keeper.
Hillary was 33 years of age when he reached the summit of Mount Everest three weeks before his next birthday.
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Edmund Hillary was a 'Bee Keeper' before he climbed on Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary climbed on Mount Everest as part of a team made up by: John Hunt George Band Thomas Bourdillon Charles Evans Alfred Gregory George Lowe Wilfrid Noyce Griffith Pugh Thomas Stobart Michael Ward Michael Westmacott Charles Wylie Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
Sir Edmund Hillary was part of an unsuccessful New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1951 before attempting again in May1953.He was part of a British expedition with several members and sherpas who reached base camp in April 1953. By late May Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norgay were positioned to make a bid for the summit, which they reached at 11:30am local time on 29 May 1953.
Yes. His name did not change. The only difference before and after climbing the mountain is that he received a knighthood which entitled him to use the title "Sir" before his name.
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