Edmund Hillary

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Sir Edmund Hillary after accompanying first plane to land at the Marble Point ground air strip - Antarctica
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Sir Edmund Hillary after accompanying first plane to land at the Marble Point ground air strip - Antarctica

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, (born July 20, 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. Along with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, he was the first successful person to climb Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.

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