"I can't give you any fresh answers to why a man climbs mountains. The majority still go just to climb them."Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventure passed away in New Zealand on Friday, aged 88.
Sir Edmund and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first men to climb Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. They were members of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by Lord John Hunt. Norguay passed away in 1986, Lord Hunt in 1998.
Sir Edmund Hillary was born on July 20, 1919 in Tuakau, New Zealand.
While the triumph over Everest has propelled him to international fame, His effort towards the Nepali people left a greater legacy . After Everest he devoted his life to the Sherpas Communities in Nepal's Khumbu region over the next 64 years. In 1960 he established The Himalayan Trust to help battle poverty in the region building schools, clinics and bridges. He was made an honorary Nepalese citizen in 2003.
A state funeral is being planned in New Zeland, whille flags are lowered to half mast nationwide.
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