Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 Julie 1919 – 11 Januar 2008) is a New Zealander, a muntaineer an a explorer, best kent for the first successfu clim o Munt Everest. He raxed the 29,035-fit (8850 m) tap on  wi Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa. Aifter comin doun, legend haes it the chiel said he an Tenzing haed 'knocked the bastard off', a phrase that haes fund its wey intil colloquial New Zealand Inglis.

Sir Edmund is the ae leivin New Zealander ti kythe on a banknote.

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