In memoriam - Sir Edmund Hillary

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Sir Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing (pictured in Wellington in 1971) were the first to climb Mount Everest in 1953. Hillary lived a life of philanthropic achievement and adventure. He died 11 January 2008

picture Reference No. EP/1971/3690/6A-F timeframes.natlib.govt.nz National Library of NZ

"There are many people who, when they're in a moment of danger, will resort to prayer and hope that God will get them out of this trouble. I've always had the feeling that to do that is a slightly sneaky way of doing things. If I've got myself into that situation, I always felt it's up to me to make the effort somehow to get myself out again and not to rely on some super-human human being who can just lift me out of this rather miserable situation.

That may be a slightly arrogant approach, but I still feel that in the end, it's up to us to meet our challenges and to overcome them." -Ed Hillary

 

 

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