| rdfs:comment | - Edmund Hillary (właśc. ser Edmund Hillary, ur. 20 lipca 1919 w Auckland, Nowa Zelandia zm. 11 stycznia 2008 też w Auckland) – nowozelandzki himalaista. Był pierwszym człowiekiem, który stanął na szczycie Mount Everestu i nie spadł z wrażenia. Zrobił to, mimo, że nazywał się Hillary. A do tego – Edmund!
- Sir Edmund Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE, was a New Zealander famous for being the first human to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. The Ambassador-class USS Hillary and Rutherford-class USS Hillary were both named after Edmund Hillary. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part Two")
- Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
- Edmund Percival Hillary (20 julio 1919 - 11 janero 2008) ia es un esploror e montanior de Zeland Nova. A 29 Maio 1953, el e la montanior Xerpa Tenzing Norgay ia deveni la prima asendores ci ariva a la culmine de Montania Everest. Los ia es parte de un mision engles a Everest, gidada par John Hunt. Hillary deveni interesada en la asende de montanias cuando el es ancora en scola, e fa se prima asende en 1939 a Montania Olivier. El ia es un navigor en la RNZAF en la Gera Mundal Du. El ia vade ancora a la Polo Norde e la Polo Sude.
- Contrary to the widespread rumor, Hillary did not take part in a British expedition to conquer Mount Everest. Hillary had been living in Norway for three years after boarding the wrong plane during a planned trip to Australia. It had come to Hillary's attention that the country he was living in was characterised by snow, ice, deep fjords, and that he hadn't seen a single kangaroo the entire time that he had been there. Having spent all of his money on shiny pieces of metal and trinklets, there was no alternative to walking all the way home. During preparations for the return journey he met two friends who were to accompany him on his epic adventure. John (later Lord John) Hunt, son of the inventor of the cranberry jelly bean, and Tenzing Norgay 'Sparky' Sherpa, later famous for his experim
- Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (ur. 20 lipca 1919 w Tuakau koło Auckland, zm. 11 stycznia 2008 w Auckland) – nowozelandzki himalaista i polarnik, z zawodu pszczelarz. W latach 1951-1952 uczestnik trzech wypraw himalajskich. 29 maja 1953 zdobył, jako pierwszy człowiek w historii, wraz z Szerpą Tenzingiem Norgayem, szczyt Mount Everest (8850 m). Do historii przeszły jego słowa "W końcu załatwiliśmy skurczybyka!" (We finally knocked the bastard off) - wypowiedziane po zejściu ze szczytu Everestu. Nie przypuszczał nawet, że za pośrednictwem BBC usłyszał je cały świat.
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| abstract | - Contrary to the widespread rumor, Hillary did not take part in a British expedition to conquer Mount Everest. Hillary had been living in Norway for three years after boarding the wrong plane during a planned trip to Australia. It had come to Hillary's attention that the country he was living in was characterised by snow, ice, deep fjords, and that he hadn't seen a single kangaroo the entire time that he had been there. Having spent all of his money on shiny pieces of metal and trinklets, there was no alternative to walking all the way home. During preparations for the return journey he met two friends who were to accompany him on his epic adventure. John (later Lord John) Hunt, son of the inventor of the cranberry jelly bean, and Tenzing Norgay 'Sparky' Sherpa, later famous for his experiments in holy-sh*t-it's-cold fusion. The three bonded on a trip to the local pub via an unplanned detour through Riga, Latvia. Wishing to quickly finish planning their expedition so that they could watch the Eurovision Song Contest on television, Hilary boldly took a map, and drew a dead straight line between Norway and New Zealand. The three friends then sat down to watch Eurovision, only to be disappointed to find that it would not be televised for another three years. Following their plan, the three walked across Scandinavia, and hitched a ride across the Baltic Sea on the back of a seemingly friendly whale. (While nothing has ever been proved, it was noted that the morning after their crossing both the whale and John Hunt's Rolex watch were gone, never to be seen again.) By sticking to their planned dead straight line, the three friends made good progress across Europe and Asia until they reached the Himalayas. Noting a large piece of snow-covered rock sticking up out of the ground in front of them, Hillary, Hunt, and Tenzing Norgay set up camp, and spent three weeks researching it. Finally, consulting the copy of The Complete Oxford Dictionary that they'd been burning to roast their marshmallows, the party concluded that this piece of rock was called a 'mountain' and being made of substances called 'granite' and 'limestone', it was unlikely that if they waited it would move on and no longer be blocking their path. Continuing on their direct path, the party climbed the mountain. At 18,000 feat they found George Mallory hiding in a cave, who told them that if they found Sandy Irvine , could they say that Mallory was tired of this hide-and-seek, and was it OK to come out now. On the summit itself, Hillary took photographs of Norgay which Norgay later used in his ultimately successful wooing of ballerina Margot Fonteyn. Descending the other side of the mountain, Hilary met his old friend George Cole who had been attempting to bicycle between Huntly and Hamilton in New Zealand and was passing through Nepal. Hillary's widely reported comment 'Well George, we knocked the bastard off', according to Hilary's autobiography, actually concerned a Yeti who had bored the party by showing off on a snowboard. After realising that they had climbed the highest mountain in the world, Hillary and his party intended to send a telegraph to Britain announcing the feat. Unfortunately due to confusion at the telegraph office, Hillary sent news of their feat to a Kathmandu fast food joint, while on her coronation day Queen Elizabeth II was told that Hillary, Hunt, and Norgay would like an extra-large Cheese and Tomato Pizza with all the trimmings.
- Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II. Prior to the 1953 Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of the British reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951, as well as an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He subsequently reached the North Pole, making him the first person to reach both poles and summit Everest. Following his ascent of Everest, Hillary devoted most of his life to helping the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust, which he founded. Through his efforts, many schools and hospitals were built in Nepal.
- Edmund Hillary (właśc. ser Edmund Hillary, ur. 20 lipca 1919 w Auckland, Nowa Zelandia zm. 11 stycznia 2008 też w Auckland) – nowozelandzki himalaista. Był pierwszym człowiekiem, który stanął na szczycie Mount Everestu i nie spadł z wrażenia. Zrobił to, mimo, że nazywał się Hillary. A do tego – Edmund!
- Sir Edmund Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE, was a New Zealander famous for being the first human to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. The Ambassador-class USS Hillary and Rutherford-class USS Hillary were both named after Edmund Hillary. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part Two")
- Edmund Percival Hillary (20 julio 1919 - 11 janero 2008) ia es un esploror e montanior de Zeland Nova. A 29 Maio 1953, el e la montanior Xerpa Tenzing Norgay ia deveni la prima asendores ci ariva a la culmine de Montania Everest. Los ia es parte de un mision engles a Everest, gidada par John Hunt. Hillary deveni interesada en la asende de montanias cuando el es ancora en scola, e fa se prima asende en 1939 a Montania Olivier. El ia es un navigor en la RNZAF en la Gera Mundal Du. El ia vade ancora a la Polo Norde e la Polo Sude. Pos se asende de Everest el ia dedica se vive per aida la popla Xerpa de Nepal con la Himalayan Trust, ce el ia funda. Par se laboras ,multe scolas e ospitales ia es construida en esta parte distante de la Himalaias. Sir Edmund ia es ance un abeor (un person ci manteni abeas per colie la miel).
- Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (ur. 20 lipca 1919 w Tuakau koło Auckland, zm. 11 stycznia 2008 w Auckland) – nowozelandzki himalaista i polarnik, z zawodu pszczelarz. W latach 1951-1952 uczestnik trzech wypraw himalajskich. 29 maja 1953 zdobył, jako pierwszy człowiek w historii, wraz z Szerpą Tenzingiem Norgayem, szczyt Mount Everest (8850 m). Do historii przeszły jego słowa "W końcu załatwiliśmy skurczybyka!" (We finally knocked the bastard off) - wypowiedziane po zejściu ze szczytu Everestu. Nie przypuszczał nawet, że za pośrednictwem BBC usłyszał je cały świat. Za swój wyczyn został uhonorowany przez królową angielską Elżbietę II tytułem szlacheckim. Natomiast Nowa Zelandia umieściła podobiznę Hillary'ego na pięciodolarowym banknocie. Był pierwszą osobą umieszczoną na banknocie za życia. W 1954-1967 r. kierował wyprawami nowozelandzkimi w Himalaje i na Antarktydę. W trakcie ekspedycji zorganizowanej w ramach Międzynarodowego Roku Geofizyki (1955-1958) dotarł 3 stycznia 1958 r. do bieguna południowego i przeszedł w poprzek Antarktydę. Następnie przeszedł do nowozelandzkiej służby dyplomatycznej, którą pełnił do 1989 r. W 1960 r. założył fundusz powierniczy – Himalayan Trust, który prowadzi akcje pomocy dla Szerpów. Dzięki działalności funduszu w himalajskich wioskach wybudowano dla Szerpów 27 szkół, 2 szpitale, 12 ośrodków zdrowia, mosty, wodociągi, a nawet małe lotniska. Został honorowym obywatelem Nepalu. Tam też zginęła jego żona. Podczas wizyty w Polsce 17 czerwca 2004 został odznaczony przez Prezydenta RP Aleksandra Kwaśniewskiego Krzyżem Komandorskim Orderu Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w uznaniu wybitnych zasług dla światowego himalaizmu oraz za działalność charytatywną. Edmund Hillary jest autorem licznych książek m.in. The Ascent of Everest, High Adventure (1955), Schoolhouse in the Clouds (1965), autobiografii Nothing Venture, Nothing Win (1975), From the Ocean to the Sky (1979). Zmarł wskutek niewydolności serca, w piątek 11 stycznia 2008, ok. godz. 9 czasu nowozelandzkiego, w szpitalu w Auckland. Informacja o jego śmierci została podana publicznie przez premiera Nowej Zelandii ok. godz. 11:20.
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