EDMUND HILLARY By Ruchi123 Jul 20, 1919 Edmund Hillary was born on this day in Auckland, New Zealand. Jan 1, 1935 Edmund Hillary went on a school trip to Mount Ruapehu and started to like climbing mountains. Jan 1, 1939 Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Oliver with his partner Tenzing Norgay. Jan 1, 1948 Hillary climbed Mount Cook(New Zealands's highest peak) Jan 1, 1949 Hillary went to Switzerland to climb The Alps. Jan 1, 1952 Hillary was part of the team that was unsuccessful to climb Mount Cho Oyu. May 29, 1953 Hillary and Norgay became the first ones to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Jan 1, 1958 Hillary was the first man to reach both the poles of The Earth. Jan 1, 1990 Hillary's son Peter reached the summit of Mount Everest. Jan 1, 1992 Hillary's picture appeared on the New Zealand five dollar note. Jan 11, 2008 Hillary dies because of a heart attack.
