“You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things—to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”

About Edmund Hillary

Mountaineer • New Zealander

Sir Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist who gained worldwide fame for his historic achievement. On May 29, 1953, he and Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the...