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Sir Edmund Hillary : Modern Day Explorer (Explorers of New Worlds) by Brennan, Kristine, 1969- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sir Edmund Hillary : Modern Day Explorer (Explorers of New Worlds) about?
After two years of training with the British Mount Everest Expedition, Edmund Hillary, along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, completed the challenging climb to become the first men to reach the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953. But this historic achievement didn't mean the end of Hillary's adventures. In 1955, he led a party across Antarctica by snow tractor, pioneering a new route to the South Pole. Hillary followed this up by leading several expeditions to the Himalayas, and establishing the Himalayan Trust, which has funded more than 30 schools in Nepa.
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Brennan, Kristine, 1969-
- Publisher
- Facts on File, Inc
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438124797
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Anthropology
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