I am hell-bent for the South Pole — God willing and crevass… - Edmund Hillary

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I am hell-bent for the South Pole — God willing and crevasses permitting.

Edmund Hillary

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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 to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

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Native Name: Edmund Percival Hillary

Alternative Names: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary • Sir Edmund Hillary • Ed Hillary

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I am hell-bent for the South Pole — God willing and crevasses permitting. - Edmund Hillary

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