After two years of training with the British Mount Everest
Expedition, Edmund Hillary, along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing
Norgay, completed the challenging climb to become the first men to
reach the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, on May
29, 1953. But this historic achievement didn't mean the end of
Hillary's adventures. In 1955, he led a party across Antarctica by
snow tractor, pioneering a new route to the South Pole. Hillary
followed this up by leading several expeditions to the Himalayas,
and establishing the Himalayan Trust, which has funded more than 30
schools in Nepal, as well as hospitals, medical clinics, and
airstrips. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, Hillary
was also granted honorary citizenship in Nepal. In Sir Edmund
Hillary, learn about this daring explorer and his
accomplishments.
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