Various geographic regions bear Hillary's name, and the New Zealand five-dollar note features his image. Time magazine listed him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.
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The trip up the mountain was extremely difficult and when they neared the summit, only four men were able to continue. Hillary was paired with Tenzing Norgay and they made the final attempt to make it to the summit. On May 29, at about a. Hillary and Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest at eleven thirty in the morning on May 29 in At the age of 33, Hillary had conquered Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth.
They stayed at the summit for 15 minutes. Hillary took a photograph of Tenzing to commemorate the moment. There is no picture of Hillary atop Mount Everest because his friend Tenzing did not know how to use a camera. For those 15 minutes, Hillary and Norgay were at 29, feet above sea level, higher than anywhere else on Earth.
They had to descend because of their low oxygen supply. Because of their efforts, Hillary and John Hunt, the leader of the expedition, were knighted by Queen Elizabeth II who had just recently been crowned queen. Norgay received a medal for his efforts because the Indian Prime Minister refused to allow him to be knighted. After tackling Mount Everest, Hillary continued to climb mountains and explore new adventures, including mountains in Australia, Switzerland, and ten other peaks in the Himalayas that were more than 20, feet high.
They were the first group to be successful in that venture. Hillary was the first man to reach both of the poles of the Earth. In , Hillary led a team that traced the route of the Ganges River from its mouth all the way to its source in the Himalayas. He was concerned with the plight of the people of Nepal and helped build schools and hospitals there. He founded the Himalayan Trust to continue humanitarian efforts for the Sherpa people and to help conservation efforts.
He asked the government to protect the area around Mount Everest and make it a national park. One of the most famous explorers of all time, Sir Edmund Hillary lived most of his life in New Zealand. He was born there, died there, and lived there between his trips all over the world to climb mountains, trek across Antarctica, and help out the Nepalese people.
Hillary was a beekeeper with his brother Rex. Since this was mainly a summer occupation, he had the time to climb mountains in the winter months. In , after only 22 years of marriage, Louise was killed in an airplane crash along with their 16 year old daughter Belinda. Because of the lack of oxygen, they could only marvel at the view for 15 minutes before beginning the treacherous journey back down the mountain. For this accomplishment, Edmund Hillary was knighted in , as was John Hunt, the leader of the group.
Throughout the s, Hillary returned to the every region on various other expeditions, but never attempted a second climb to the summit of Everest. Hillary arrived at the South Pole via tractor on January 4, He and his comrades were the first to scale Mount Herschel at 10, feet.
The expedition was the first to cross the Antarctic overland via the South Pole. Hillary was always concerned about the plight of the Nepalese people, especially the sherpas. Hillary founded the Himalayan Trust in , resulting in the construction of clinics, hospitals, and 17 schools.
These projects needed supplies and equipment, so two airstrips were built. This allowed more tourists and mountain climbers into the region, and soon the people were cutting down large amounts of forest.
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