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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,247
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Cyber Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 10,247
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Sir Edmund Hillary has died
From BBC News
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, has died aged 88.
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark described the explorer as a heroic figure and said all New Zealanders would deeply mourn his passing.
Sir Edmund's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal.
He was the first man to climb the 8,850m (29,035ft) peak with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953.
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