Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) was a New Zealand explorer and mountain climber, best known for his participation in the 1935 British expedition to climb Mount Everest. During this ninth such expedition, Hillary and his Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to reach the mountain's summit.
Hillary established the Himalayan Trust to provide humanitarian and charitable aid in Nepal. 
==References==
* For the Esskay Meats commercial on the February 9, 1961 installment of Sam and Friends, Professor Madcliffe plays Sir Harry Pillory, who has made more important discoveries than any other Englishman (despite being from New Zealand). His greatest discovery turns out to be Esskay Franks.Shemin, Craig. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. p. 485
* In a fall 1961 Sam and Friends sketch, Kermit interviews Icky Gunk as Sir Icky Hickory, who discovered the country of Pachalafaka (leading into the song).
* As a "Great Moments in Muppet History" segment, Gonzo and Fozzie (as Sir Edmund Hillary) climb Mt. Everest in the January 13, 1985 installment of The Muppets comic strip. Conflating Hillary with George Mallory (who participated in the first two expeditions), Gonzo asks why he sought to climb the highest peak in the world. Instead of Mallory's "because it's there," Sir Edmund says it's so he could slide back down.
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