Today’s wise words come from New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist Edmund Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008.
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
— Edmund Hillary
On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Percival “Ed” Hillary KG ONZ KBE and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
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