Thursday, January 10, 2008

Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb Everest, dies at 88

 
Sir Edmund Hillary, the mountaineer who was first to climb the 29,035-foot tall Mount Everest in 1953 with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, passed away today at age 88.

Sir Hillary is best remembered as the inspiration for Sen. Hillary Clinton's given name.

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