Description: Hillary Sir Edmund



Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest Mountain Climber, Signed Photograph


8 x 10" color photograph signed by Sir Edmund Hillary as "Ed Hillary" in upper right corner. The photograph shows mountain climbers in bright yellow polar clothing scaling a snowy slope within sight of Everest in the background. Printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive glossy paper and stamped verso. In near fine condition.


Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), a Kiwi mountain climber, war veteran, author, and philanthropist, was the first man along with Tibetan guide Tenzing Norgay to summit Mt. Everest in May 1953. Everest " the 29,000-foot-tall mountain in the Himalayas range and the tallest mountain in the world " had attracted many climbers prior to Hillary’s expedition. One of these explorers was George Mallory, who disappeared in 1924 and whose body was uncovered about 2,000 below the summit in 1999. Neither Hillary nor Norgay attempted to summit Mt. Everest after their initial success. After Everest, Hillary continued to explore the world, regularly touring the Himalayas and Antarctica. Hillary established a charity that helped Nepalese Sherpas called the Himalayan Trust in 1960.

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