SIR EDMUND P. HILLARY Sir Edmund P. Hillary signs a printed typed letter reminiscing about his ascent of Mount Everest and what he is currently doing. Printed Typed Letter Signed: "Ed Hillary" in ink as Chairman of the Himalayan Trust, 1 page, 8¼x11½. Auckland, New Zealand, 1997 May 14. On Himalayan Trust letterhead to John Bullard. Date and greeting in Hillary's hand. In full: "I am now 76 years old and it is more than 42 years since I climbed Mt. Everest with Sherpa Tenzing. I well remember our battles with crevasses and avalanches and the great feeling of satisfaction when we finally reached the summit. I still live an active and energetic life although it is a little different from those days on Everest. For four or five months each year I travel around the world giving lectures and raising financial support for the 27 schools and many medical facilities I have helped to establish in Nepal. I spend April of each year in the Himalayas talking about projects with my Sherpa friends in their remote mountain villages. Although I have a great affection for Nepal I was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and it is still my home and I always enjoy returning. Best wishes and kindest regards." On May 29th, 1953, Edmund P. Hillary (1919-2008) stood poised atop the highest mountain peak on earth (29,028 feet). Together, Hillary and the Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, as members of a British expedition, were the first men ever to surmount the forbidding Mount Everest of the Himalayas. As a result of his achievement, Hillary, the beekeeper from Auckland, New Zealand, was knighted Sir Edmund. In 1955, he published High Adventure which detailed his climb. Hillary then guided a New Zealand group, in support of the British Commonwealth Trans-Arctic Expedition, to establish a base and lay out depots towards the South Pole, a grueling three-year ordeal ending successfully ... More information available. Please contact us if you have questions. DOCUMENT 264526

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