A great man and very humble with it, he did a lot of good work for the folks in the Khumbu - a real mountain man. Have a wee thought for him on the slopes.
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Re: Edmund Hillary dies..
Date Posted: 13.54hrs on Fri 11 Jan 08
He said his greatest achievement was his foundation to help the Sherpa people more than the first climb of Mount Everest. Very humble indeed and a very good man. So far 3500 people climbed ut to the roof of the world.