Sir Edmund Hillary.

Year. 1953

Mountaineer. Sir Edmund Hillary

Where. Between Nepal and Tibet

Description.

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Today, Sir Edmund Hillary’s story inspires numerous entrepreneurs to 'overcome mountains' (obstacles) as he did, and bring their global impacting visions to life.

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'It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves'

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Sir Edmund Hillary.