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Edmund Hillary was a 20th-century New Zealand mountaineer. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.”
— Edmund Hillary
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“If you only do what others have already done, you will only feel what others have already felt. However, if you choose to achieve something that no one has ever done, then you will have a satisfact...”
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“I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.”
— Edmund Hillary
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“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.”
— Edmund Hillary
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“Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.”
— Edmund Hillary
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“Tourism is a very big economic benefit to the Sherpa people, and also, they have very strong ties to their own social attitudes and their own religion, so fortunately, they're not too influenced by...”
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