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| Legendary New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary passed away this morning in Auckland, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||
Jo Trouble Jo McCarthy Post Count: 994 Msg: #1 197 days ago, January 11th 2008 | Sir Ed was the most famous NZer ever born. Not only known for being the first to climb Mt Everest, he was equally known for his humility, generosity and humanitarian work in Nepal. | A sad day not only for New Zealanders and Nepalese, but for all who had heard of this great man. A life worth celebrating. Sir Edmund's death 'big loss' to Nepal State funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary World's media honours Hillary Sir Edmund Hillary's life Ali Ali Watters Post Count: 2735 Msg: #2 192 days ago, January 16th 2008 | A "gentleman adventurer" in the true sense. | Number of Users: 2 | Number of Posts: 2 | ||||||||||