An icon passes... Sir Edmund Hillary dead
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/world/asia/11hillary.html?em&ex=1200200400&en=a875e24051bcebc6&ei=5087%0A http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=1886512&ch=1918766&cl=5903624&src=newzealand
This is the brief comment I left in the NY Times comments section linked from the article:
"A great and humble man who has been an inspiration to New Zealanders everywhere being a living embodiment of that country's virtues. One of the best and most versatile adventurers of the 20th Century, the NY Times is right to compare his acheivements to the likes of Lindburgh. My personal favourite account of his life and times was his trip to the Sth Pole with other New Zealanders on a posse of tractors. Finally, he was beloved in India and Nepal where his good works and ceaseless advocacy of the people and the environment on and around Everest, contributed to a legacy far richer than just conquering Everest. He will be missed."
This is the brief comment I left in the NY Times comments section linked from the article:
"A great and humble man who has been an inspiration to New Zealanders everywhere being a living embodiment of that country's virtues. One of the best and most versatile adventurers of the 20th Century, the NY Times is right to compare his acheivements to the likes of Lindburgh. My personal favourite account of his life and times was his trip to the Sth Pole with other New Zealanders on a posse of tractors. Finally, he was beloved in India and Nepal where his good works and ceaseless advocacy of the people and the environment on and around Everest, contributed to a legacy far richer than just conquering Everest. He will be missed."
posted by Anthony Burn at 3:01 pm
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