You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things — -to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging g… - Edmund Hillary

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You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things — -to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

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About Edmund Hillary

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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