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Jan. 11th, 2008 11:46 pmSir Ed was lucky enough to be born at the right time in history.
I think had he been in his prime in todays media savvy world, there is a good chance he would have been overlooked in place of less technically competent explorers who were better able to work the news circus.
I respect Ran's achievements, I've got most of Bear's books and many of Ray's DVDs, but it was always Sir Hillarys unassuming ways that I most admired.
The tales of his marriage proposal, his views on the ethics above 25,000ft and his tireless work for the Sherpa people. That's what I'll always remember him for. Infact for me it was never "the big one" that captured my imagination, but rather his trips to the Poles, especially his '85 trip to the north pole with Neil Armstrong.
the quintessential Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary, 20th July 1919 - 11th Jan 2008
I think had he been in his prime in todays media savvy world, there is a good chance he would have been overlooked in place of less technically competent explorers who were better able to work the news circus.
I respect Ran's achievements, I've got most of Bear's books and many of Ray's DVDs, but it was always Sir Hillarys unassuming ways that I most admired.
The tales of his marriage proposal, his views on the ethics above 25,000ft and his tireless work for the Sherpa people. That's what I'll always remember him for. Infact for me it was never "the big one" that captured my imagination, but rather his trips to the Poles, especially his '85 trip to the north pole with Neil Armstrong.
the quintessential Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary, 20th July 1919 - 11th Jan 2008
