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Sir Edmund Hillary, R.I.P.

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Posted by Todd Caudle on January 10, 2008 at 7:02 PM
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQdpjcc3T6ZY&refer=home
Posted by Paul Martin on January 10, 2008 at 7:50 PM
I saw this today, I heard he was in decline but it still a little surprising. I suppose you think that a person that could attain the unattainable would live forever. He certainly lived an amazing life and he was a class act --RIP, Sir ED.
Posted by Scott Borger on January 10, 2008 at 8:23 PM
I just heard the news. :frown: He was a very strong person and a very compassionate person (set up many schools for the children in Nepal). RIP.
Posted by John Klotz on January 10, 2008 at 8:49 PM
A great man- not many like him on this planet.
RIP
Posted by bill meikle on January 10, 2008 at 10:35 PM
I think his humility was the most impressive thing about him, sad that he is gone,

Bill

Posted by Nick Moore on January 10, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Most definitely a great loss; he acheived so much more than just conquering Everest. RIP Sir Ed.
Posted by Rene Pirolt on January 10, 2008 at 11:01 PM
What sad news. He was a great mountaineer and humanitarian.
Posted by Paul Gana on January 11, 2008 at 2:11 AM
I myself have always been big on mountaineering and really am amazed at what he did. I know I will never be as good as he was for I know I will never be able to do anything like what he did
Posted by Scott Bacon on January 11, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Ditto all the comments above. What an amazing man. The world needs more heroes like Sir Edmund Hillary.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on January 11, 2008 at 10:56 AM
On a 2001 trek in the Everest region, we saw first hand how revered this great man was. He opened the eyes of the world to the Khumbu region and brought health care and education. RIP indeed!

The attached image shows Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse from Kala Pattar, just over 18,000'.
Posted by Mike McNeill on January 11, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Hillary was is one of my heros. What he did for the Nepalese people, building schools, hospitals, landing strips, etc shows what a humanitarian he truely was. On my trip to Nepal, in 2003, to climb Mera and Island Peak, I found out why he loved these people as he did, they would give you the shirt off their backs AND do it with a smile! He will be missed.