Farewell, Sir Edmund Hillary

On January 11th in New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary gave up the ghost. On the 29th of May, 1958 Sir Hillary and Sherpa Mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first to ever climb to the summit of Mount Everest. Besides having completed that task, Sir Edmund Hillary spent his life helping the Sherpa people of Nepal. Along with the recent anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight, this reminds of the great accomplishments of humankind. It's nice to think great things are possible sometimes.


Tenzing Norgay at the Summit.