Thursday, January 10, 2008

Well George, we finally knocked the bastard off*

SIr Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008

Damn! And there I was writing about him in just my last post. Rest in Peace, Ed, you were also one of my heroes. Wherever you are now, I'm sure you'll find some mountains to climb.

*Sir Edmund's comment to friend George Lowe, on returning from his conquest of Everest in 1953.

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