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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
I just read about the loss of Sir Edmund Hillary. He passed away at age 88. If you ever want to truly understand how an everyman Joe average can literally rise to great heights, you need only study this man's life. Being the first man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest was not his greatest feat. The charity work he did for the underprivileged children of Nepal was his greatest work.
Good Bye Sir Edmund - The world has suffered a loss today.
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
I don't know if anyone else made it all the way thru all the LORD OF THE RINGS DVD special features, but on one of them was Sir Edmund's visit to the filming location. They all practically bowed - for heaven's sake, being a New Zealander, the guy's picture is actually on some of the money there!
Well earned, I think ... and "well done, Sir Edmund!" |
magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves"
RIP Sir Edmund |
gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3526 Posts |
Hooray for Sir Edmund!... and that other guy, too...
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Tom Fenton Inner circle Leeds, UK (but I'm Scottish) 1477 Posts |
There are pictures of Tensing Norgay on top of Mt Everest but none of Sir Edmund Hillary. Apparently this is because Tensing didn't know how to operate a camera.
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The Scary Librarian New user Canada 32 Posts |
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.”
Edmund Hillary |
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