Sir+Edmund+Hillary

The Man Who Was First  Edmund was very shy as a child, his only source of help were his books and his daydreams. During those day dreams he dreamt that he would live an adventurous life. That dream came true. Edmund attended school in Auckland, this was where he became interested in climbing when he went on a school trip to Mt. Ruapehu. When Edmund left school he followed his Dad’s footsteps by beekeeping. Still Edmund found time to climb as many mountains as he could. Edmund conquered many, many mountains. But his first major was Mt. Ollivier in the Mount Cook National Park, he climbed it in 1939. Edmund was invited to join the British reconnaissance expedition to Everest. Edmund was definitely not going to decline that offer. This expedition was led by Eric Shipton. The team attempted to climb Mt. Cho oyu (in Himalayas). Unfortunately that expedition failed. Edmund was accompanied by George Lowe. Both Edmund and George gained the approval for the expedition to the top of the world (1953). Hillary would have loved to have been teamed up with George. Instead he was paired up with Tenzing Norgay, a native Nepalese who had been in a five previous trips to the summit of Everest which failed to reach the top. The journey started on March 1953 at the base camp in Nepal Hillary and Tenzing reached the summit on may 29 at 11:30am. They were the first ever humans to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Reaching Mt. Everest wasn’t the only thing Edmund achieved. But it was probably the biggest. I think Edmund deserves to be a hero because…… ** Another thing is that was determined and he never gave up anything that’s what got him so far. He was compassionate and enthusiastic at what he did. A important thing is that he was always modest. **  By Emily Dalley
 * Sir Edmund Hillary one of the greatest achievers New Zealand has ever had, was born on July 20th 1919 and grew up in Auckland.
 * **During world War 2 he served in the New Zealand Air Force for two years as a navigator, this shows that he was brave and committed to his country. **
 * **He led a team to the South Pole. Also being the first to reach South Pole on a tractor. **
 * ** In 1992 he was featured on the $5 note. **
 * **Helped citizens in Nepal by building schools and more. This shows he’s giving. While Edmund was in Nepal he made relationships with the people there. Edmund always visited Nepal to see how it was going. **
 * **First foreigner to receive an honour from the Nepal Government. This shows he’s loved and trustworthy. **
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 * Unfortunately New Zealand lost a great citizen on 11th January 2008 when Edmund Hillary died. **

 =Sir Edmund Hillary = = = by Stefan James  Edmund Hillary was born on July the 20th 1919 and he died January 2008 in Auckland New Zealand.

Sir Edmund Hillary lived a great life of adventure. He had a loving family. A father named Percival and a mother Gertrude. He had a sister named June and a brother named Rex.

He spent most of his childhood in Tuakau just south of Auckland where he went to primary school. Edmund Hillary was gifted with an active imagination. In his teenage years he would travel to the city daily for secondary school. His mother and father would always say that was an awkward boy. As a child he would help his father in his beekeeping and then eventually he quit school and worked full time in his father’s beekeeping business.

In 1935 on a ski trip for school he discovered how much he liked mountains. A few years later he climbed his first mountain, a 7,500 foot mountain called Mount Oliver in New Zealand.

Edmund enlisted for the royal N.Z air force in the World War 2 during 1939-1945.While serving as a navigator in the south pacific, he was wounded in battle. In the 1940’s Edmund Hillary climbed many more mountains in New Zealand.

And in 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mt Everest with his loyal assistant Tenzing Norgay. And every one knows from that day that he was the first person to reach the top of Mt Everest. On the third of September 1953 Edmund married Luoise Mary Rose. They had three children then tragically on March 31 1975 Louise and Belinda one of the children died in a plane crash shortly after take off.

Shortly after that on the 21 of December 1989 he married June Mulgrew. Then in 1990 his son Peter Hillary became a climber and climbed to the summit of Mt Everest.

Sir Edmund Hillary lived down Remuera road in Auckland city and spent most of his time there when he was not exploring. Edmund Hillary had six grandchildren altogether.

Then tragically on 11th of January 2008 Sir Edmund Hillary died from heart failure in Auckland hospital.