Topic: Sir Edmund Hillary

Remember Sir Edmund Hillary? He's the British guy who first reached the top of Mount Everest. Most people have never heard of his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, who deserves credit alongside him as being first to the top of Everest.

Other little tidbits:

• Hillary was by profession a beekeeper, of all things.

• Hillary left a crucifix at the summit in honor of George Mallory who had gone missing on Everest 30 years before.

• Hillary continued to love adventure long after Everest, venturing to the South Pole in 1958 and battling up the Ghanges to its source in 1975.

• He maintained a deep connection to Nepal and its people, serving as ambassador to India, Nepal and Bangladesh,  and founding the Himalayan Trust to build schools, hospitals, and airfields in Nepal.
  

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