Lukla airport built by Sir
Edmund Hillary in the 60s.
Trek to Gokyo 2005

Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky
New Zealand mountaineer and
explorer who with Tenzing
Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won
worldwide acclaim in 1953 by
becoming the first to scale
the 29,035-foot summit of
Mount Everest, the world�??s
tallest peak, has died
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Lukla airport built by Sir
Edmund Hillary in the 60s.
Trek to Gokyo 2005

Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky
New Zealand mountaineer and
explorer who with Tenzing
Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won
worldwide acclaim in 1953 by
becoming the first to scale
the 29,035-foot summit of
Mount Everest, the world�??s
tallest peak, has died, New
Zealand Prime Minister Helen
Clark announced Friday in
Wellington.

Category Travel & Places

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