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Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary in Poland, Warsaw, Juin 17, 2004

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 Julie 1919 – 11 Januar 2008) is a New Zealander, a muntaineer an a explorer, best kent for the first successfu clim o Munt Everest. He raxed the 29,035-fit (8850 m) tap on 1953 «start: (2024-12-03UTC06:55:29)»"Edmund Hillary" Location:NP (linkback://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary) wi Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa. Aifter comin doun, legend haes it the chiel said he an Tenzing haed 'knocked the bastard off', a phrase that haes fund its wey intil colloquial New Zealand Inglis.

Sir Edmund is the ae leivin New Zealander ti kythe on a banknote.