Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to step foot on the peak of Mt. Everest, died today in New Zealand at age 88. Talk about a true adventurer. There are only so many highest mountains in the world, and along with his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, he was the first man to stand at the literal top of the world. I can only imagine what that felt like. I intend to find out and have just added his book, High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest, to my Amazon wishlist.
Mountain climbers fascinate me, in fact according to an blurb in my hometown newspaper from the mid-80s after I won a contest, I intended to be one when I grew up (as well as an artist and a ballerina). Alas I ended up none of those things and crunch numbers for a living. But only for 127 more workdays ! That's another post for another day. One that I should really get to soon.
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