Edmund Hillary
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On my expedition there was no way that you would have left a man under a rock to die. It simply would not have happened. It would have been a disaster from our point of view.
— As quoted in The Tribune (India) (29 May 2006)
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, KBE (* 20. Juli 1919 in Auckland; † 11. Januar 2008 ebenda) war ein neuseeländischer Bergsteiger. Zusammen mit dem nepalesischen Bergsteiger Tenzing Norgay, einem Sherpa, gelang ihm am 29. Mai 1953 die Erstbesteigung des Mount Everest, des höchsten Berges der Erde.
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On my expedition there was no way that you would have left a man under a rock to die. It simply would not have happened. It would have been a disaster from our point of view.
I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top.
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
Having just paid our respects to the highest mountain in the world, I then had no choice but to urinate on it.
It was too late to take risks now. I asked Tenzing to belay me strongly, and I started cutting a cautious line of steps up the ridge.
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