Pat Falvey and Clare O’Leary have sent this message regarding Sir Edmund Hillary from Patriot Hills where the team are currently setting up their tents after they slept for 4 hours following their flight from the South Pole earlier today:
“It is with great shock to hear that this great icon of adventure has passed away. His contribution to mountaineering was of the scale of Everest itself, in particular his devotion to the Everest region in Nepal where he improved the working conditions for the Sherpa people and created numerous educational projects there. Our condolences to his wife June, his family and friends. He will be sadly misssed.”
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Photo: Sir Edmund Hillary autographs Hurley and sliothar for Irish everest team, taken in 2004.
