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Knocked the bastard off

2008-01-10 23:11:14.150873+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

Sir Edmund Hillary, dead at 88. Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first two people to summit Chomolungma, aka Mount Everest.

And here's a few photos and a travelogue of hiking on the slopes of Chomolungma, and deciding against summiting.

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#Comment Re: made: 2008-01-13 11:57:43.166638+00 by: meuon

UserFriendly says it well, with a bit of geeky humour. The world needs more real "heroes" like him.