How to Appreciate Sir Edmund Hillary

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn about his early life: Sir Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland on July 20

   Ruapehu and became serious about mountain climbing. , Oliver, in the Southern Alps. ,, Everest, on May 29,
   1953. (Tenzing failed in his 1952 attempt, climbing with the Swiss.Sir Edmund Hillary left a Cross at the summit, and Norgay left chocolates. , He was so shy, he had Louise's mother ask Louise if she would marry Hillary. ,, Everest's summit and both Poles. , Everest. , Everest. ,, He reached the South Pole, with the New Zealand group, on January 4,
   1958.
   
   They were the first to reach there since 1912, and the first to use motor vehicles there. ,
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   Step 2: had 3 children and was married twice.

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   Step 3: Understand his hobbies: Considering himself an average beekeeper

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   Step 4: he was free to train in the winter months

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   Step 5: when bees are dormant.

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   Step 6: Educate yourself about his desire to mountain climb: In high school

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   Step 7: he visited Mt.

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   Step 8: Learn about his early climbs: At 20

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   Step 9: he climbed Mt.

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    Step 10: Gather knowledge about him in WW2: In 1945

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    Step 11: during WWII

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    Step 12: he was burned on a boat in Fiji

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    Step 13: and returned home.

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    Step 14: Discover his climb on Mount Everest: He and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first recorded humans to reach the top of Mt.

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    Step 15: Inform yourself about his love-life: Shortly after his climb

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    Step 16: he married Louise Mary Rose.

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    Step 17: Educate yourself about his daughter's death: In 1975

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    Step 18: Louise and their daughter Belinda were killed in a plane crash in Nepal while building a school there.

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    Step 19: Learn about the interesting feat his wife accomplished: In 1985

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    Step 20: Sir Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong flew to the North Pole

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    Step 21: and Hillary became the first person to have stood at Mt.

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    Step 22: Discover his son's legacy: In 1990

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    Step 23: son Peter Hillary reached the summit of Mt.

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    Step 24: Read about the climb of Mount Everest by Norgay and Hillary's sons: In 2003

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    Step 25: the 50th anniversary of the climb

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    Step 26: Peter Hillary and Tenzing's son

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    Step 27: Jamling Tenzing Norgay

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    Step 28: climbed Mt.

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    Step 29: Discover Nepal's admiration of Hillary: In 2003

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    Step 30: Hillary was the first foreign national to be made an honorary citizen of Nepal due his dedication in improving the ecology and educational system there.

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    Step 31: Learn about Hillary's accomplishments: He was awarded the Polar Medal for participating the Commonwealth Trans-Arctic Expedition.

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    Step 32: Understand the cause of his death: He died on January 11

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    Step 33: at age 88.

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