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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:50 PM
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Breaking on MSNBC - Sir Edmund Hillary has died
BREAKING NEWS: Mount Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary has died

msnbc.com
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:51 PM
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1. He was alive? I'm glad he had a long life (or he presumably did)
But I didn't even appreciate that he was still with us.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:15 PM
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12. 20 July 1919 - 11 January 2008
I guess that made him going on 89.
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laylah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:52 PM
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19. One month younger
than my Mom. She passed in '01 and never climbed Everest but she did raise 6 kids...does that count?

I remember reading about him and being very, VERY inspired! What a feat. Rest in peace, Sir.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 07:25 PM
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20. Of course that counts
and I'm sure you were very proud of her.:toast:
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JerseygirlCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:29 PM
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16. Me either! nt
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Kingshakabobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:49 PM
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18. I thought he was dead until that controversy regarding the "left behind Everest climber" .....
Edited on Thu Jan-10-08 06:50 PM by Kingshakabobo
......happened a year or two ago. He spoke up against the climbers that left the injured climber for dead.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:54 PM
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2. This was from shock brought on by John Kerry endorsing Tenzig Norgay.
But seriously, RIP. Hillary was a cool guy.
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:56 PM
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4. I'll be sending you the bill for cleaning sprayed coffee off my PC screen. n/t
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:55 PM
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3. Man! I thought he was already dead! (How's Bob Hope doing?) n/t
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 05:56 PM
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5. May he find another Tenzing Norgay to lead him to a peaceful rest.
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angstlessk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:00 PM
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6. This is just a ploy from the 'Hillary' camp to get the sympathy vote
just sayin!
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:08 PM
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10. er...






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Philosoraptor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:27 PM
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15. Ohmygod--Hillary?
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:01 PM
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7. Oh, that's sad news.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:01 PM
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8. Gotta love the "conqueror" stuff
That's about the last British conquest, unless you count the Falkland Islands and Amy Winehouse.

All of whom needed immigrant labor.
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DaveJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:12 PM
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11. What about sailing around the globe nonstop?
That was 1968 by Robin Knox-Johnston.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:19 PM
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13. Okay
:)

That is cool.
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DaveJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:46 PM
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17. I thought you'd mention Bernard Moitessier
Edited on Thu Jan-10-08 06:47 PM by djohnson
The Frenchman could have won the race, but decided to turn around and sail around the global again.

BTW, sorry about the tangent. My greatest sympathies to Sir Edmund Hillary's family.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 09:11 PM
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21. No, but I was harsh on Britain. And, in the process, New Zealand.
As an American, that is not fair.

My best condolences to the family of Sir Edmund Hillary.

After all, he made it up there and was either one or two.

Sorry about my tangent, too.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:05 PM
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9. His adventures fired my imagination and his
generosity helped teach me to be more giving in life and his humility made him one of my life heroes from an early age.

Rest in peace, Sir Edmund Hillary. You will always be remembered.
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Withywindle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-10-08 06:25 PM
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14. Aw, that's sad.
But it's hard to imagine a life more richly lived.

FWIW, he always acknowleged his debt to the Sherpa people, and devoted much of his life to giving back to the community in the Everest area. He was also an activist for the environment. He used his fame to work for the light.
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