April 12, 2024
Edmund Hillary, First to Climb Everest, Signed Photo
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Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008). He was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On May 29, 1953 he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. He later climbed 10 other peaks in the Himalayas on further visits in 1956, 1960-61 and 1963-65. He also reached the South Pole, as part of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic Expedition for which he led the New Zealand section, on January 4, 1958. He also led a jetboat expedition from the mouth of the Ganges River to its source in 1977. In 1985, Hillary accompanied Neil Armstrong in a small, twin-engine ski plane over the Arctic Ocean and landed at the North Pole. He thus became the first man to stand at both poles as well as the summit of Everest. That same year, Hillary was appointed New Zealand High Commissioner (Ambassador) to India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and spent four and a half years based in new Delhi. In January 2007 Hillary travelled to Antarctica to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Scott Base. While there, Hillary called for the British government to contribute to the upkeep of Scott's and Shackleton's huts. His signature on a 4" x 6" color photo. Pages of History provides a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are full time autograph and document dealers registered with the UACC (#036),
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