Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,769,564,717 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Hillary
(redirected from Edmund Hillary)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
Hillary
Sir Edmund. born 1919, New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. He and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953); New Zealand ambassador to India (1984--89)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
James Collier's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (0761422218), Serenity Young's RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (0761422226), Patricia Calvert's KIT CARSON (0761422234), Dan Elish's EDMUND HILLARY (0761422242), and Steven Otfinoski's HENRY HUDSON (0761422250) each blend color illustrations with plenty of facts about each explorer, his motivations, the politics and culture of the times, and his lasting influence.
Also included are essays by such notable mountaineers as Reinhold Messner and Sir Edmund Hillary, who have firsthand experience with being on top of the world and whose reverence for these mountains, through these magnificent images, can be understood.
The mountain the Lakers now have to scale to make the playoffs might have given even Sir Edmund Hillary pause - trailing the Denver Nuggets by 5 1/2 games with 14 to play - but general manager Mitch Kupchak refused to concede the season.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.