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Edmund Hillary (1919–2008)

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18+ oeuvres 1,301 utilisateurs 16 critiques 2 Favoris

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Mountain climber and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 1919. He became one of the first two men to successfully climb to the top of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. He and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norkay, reached the top of Everest on May afficher plus 29, 1953. Hillary wrote of this conquest in a chapter titled "Final Assault," found in The Conquest of Everest by Sir John Hunt. Queen Elizabeth knighted both of them during the coronation festivities of 1953. Before the Everest triumph, Hillary had written several books about his adventures on other famous expeditions, including several climbs of other Himalayan peaks. In 1957, he established New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica and led the first vehicles overland to the South Pole. In June 1960, Hillary announced that in the fall he would attempt an ascent of the 27,790-foot Malaka Peak in Nepal, about 20 miles east of Everest. He had two objectives: "...first, to determine the effects of high altitude on climbers not equipped with oxygen equipment and, second, to make further efforts to track down the 'Abominable Snowman'" (New York Times). The results, which were negligible, are told in High in the Thin Cold Air (1962), which Hillary co-authored with Desmond Doig. This expedition did, however, establish a school at Khumjung, which made up for some of the other disappointments. In 1985 Hillary was named ambassador to India. He died on January 11, 2008 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) Sir Edmund Hillary is the first person to climb Mt. Everest; subsequent to his ascent he was knighted by the Queen of England. (Publisher Provided) afficher moins
Crédit image: Photo credit: Mariusz Kubik, Warsaw, June 17, 2004

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Oeuvres associées

Victoire sur l'Everest (1953) — Auteur — 529 exemplaires
The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places (1991) — Contributeur — 175 exemplaires
Himalayas (1971) — Introduction, quelques éditions98 exemplaires
Everest: Summit of Achievement (1755) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions79 exemplaires
Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life (2005) — Associated Name — 53 exemplaires
Keeper of the Mountains. The Elizabeth Hawley Story (2012) — Avant-propos — 33 exemplaires
Nepal: The Mountains of Heaven (1990) — Introduction, quelques éditions13 exemplaires
Tales of the Himalaya: Adventures of a Naturalist (2000) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions3 exemplaires
The Conquest of Everest — Actor — 2 exemplaires

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Nom légal
Hillary, Sir Edmund
Autres noms
HILLARY, Sir Edmund
HILLARY, Edmund
Date de naissance
1919-07-20
Date de décès
2008-01-11
Sexe
male
Nationalité
New Zealand
Lieu de naissance
Auckland, New Zealand
Lieu du décès
Auckland, New Zealand
Lieux de résidence
Auckland, New Zealand
Tuakau, New Zealand
Nepal
Études
Tuakau Primary School
Auckland Grammar School
Professions
beekeeper
mountaineer
explorer
Relations
Norgay, Tenzing (friend)
Hillary, Louise (1st wife)
Hillary, Peter (son)
Mulgrew, June (2nd wife)
Hillary, Sarah (daughter)
Organisations
Royal New Zealand Air Force (WWII)
Himalayan Trust
The Alpine Club
Prix et distinctions
Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander, 1953)
Order of New Zealand (member, 1987)
Order of the Garter (Knight Companion, 1995)
Courte biographie
Sir Edmund Hillary was born on 20 July 1919 in New Zealand and was a mountaineer and explorer. He became well known internationally when he and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest and was well known later in life for his services to Nepal and was made an honorary citizen. He passed away as the result of a heart attack on 11 January 2008, shortly before he was due to leave Auckland City Hospital. Sir Edmund was 88 years old.

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check edition carefully
 
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danacharron | 7 autres critiques | Jan 18, 2023 |
Mildly interesting. The idea of the expedition is neat, but I'm not sufficiently interested in either the details of the rapids on the Ganga (Ganges) or the equally specific details of making camp and climbing high mountains. Each major rapid was discussed, and many mapped, telling the reader how the water flowed and exactly what path each of the three boats took to get through them; and later, there's much discussion of how much weight each person carried and what medicines they were taking in order to be able to sleep. There's also a lot about the crowds gathered at each refueling stop and overnight camp, and how they crowded in asking for autographs, or (journalists) asking questions, mostly the same questions over and over. Hillary was appreciative at first, but later in the trip becomes somewhat desperate to get away from them. After the trip - in the conclusion, and the foreword written for this book - he says he remembers with pleasure the great warmth of the people of India - but in the parts drawn from diaries written during the trip, he's not so happy. For good reason, both. There's one afterword about the Hindu religion, by Jim Wilson, one of the expedition; and another, about jet boats and jet boating, by another expedition member, Jon Hamilton. Again, both would probably be interesting to someone interested in the subject. I found the one about Hinduism mildly interesting and the jet boat one mostly uninteresting; someone who greatly enjoyed the book would probably reverse that. Not sorry I read it, but I see no reason ever to reread.… (plus d'informations)
 
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jjmcgaffey | May 13, 2021 |
Afar áhugaverð frásögn um fyrstu gönguna á topp Everest
 
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Glumsson | 7 autres critiques | Nov 30, 2020 |
VIAJE A TRAVÉS DE LA ANTARTIDA
 
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lsanservando | Nov 23, 2020 |

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Œuvres
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Membres
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Popularité
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Évaluation
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Critiques
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ISBN
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