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hillary everest
Friday, Jan. 11, 2008

Open quoteSir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander with modest abilities. In reality, he was a colossus.Close quote

  • HELEN CLARK
  • Prime Minister of New Zealand, on the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 became the first person to climb Mt. Everest
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