Sir Edmund Hillary
January 10
The New Zealand beekeeper became the first person to stand at the summit of Mount Everest in 1953, declaring to fellow countryman George Lowe that he and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay had "knocked the bastard off." He later became a philanthropist noted for his work in remote Nepalese villages. He was 88.
Archive 1/19/08 Beekeeper became first to stand on top of the world
January 10
The New Zealand beekeeper became the first person to stand at the summit of Mount Everest in 1953, declaring to fellow countryman George Lowe that he and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay had "knocked the bastard off." He later became a philanthropist noted for his work in remote Nepalese villages. He was 88.
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