I made this PPT in honour of the great NZ explorer, Edmund Hillary. It is geared toward ESL students but may also be interesting to native speakers. Montage of Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV33FiXsd-g 3D route up the mountain taken by Ed and Tenzing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuA14Z2QadM How hard is climbing Everest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-b74MIScnE

1. Sir Edmund Hillary

2. He was one of the most famous
NZers in the 20th century.
He is famous for climbing Mt Everest
(珠峰山).

3. Born in Auckland, NZ, in 1919.

4. He served NZ during WW2.

5. War Service
During WW2, he was a
navigator ( 導航)
onboard flying boats in
the Pacific.
He was a peace-loving
man, and went to war
reluctantly(勉強).
He was almost killed in
1945 during an accident.

6. After the war, he became a
mountain-climber.

7. He became well-known for climbing difficult
mountains and was invited to Nepal ( 尼泊爾).
Nepal is home of Mt
Everest, the tallest
mountain on Earth. It had
not been successfully
climbed by anyone yet.

8. Nepal lies between India and China.

9. Nepal has many mountains and
valleys.

10. It is home to the Nepalese people.
The Nepalese people
would become a big part
of Edmund Hillary's life.

11. The Sherpas.
The Sherpas ( 夏爾巴
人) are mountain-people
of Nepal.
They share their
knowledge of the
mountains and carry
equipment ( 設備) and
supplies (耗材).

12. He joined an expedition ( 遠征) of
other English-speaking climbers.

13. Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
Edmund Hillary became very good friends with
one of the Sherpas, Tenzing Norgay, and they
would form a strong partnership ( 合作夥伴).

14. The 1953 expedition
In 1953, Hillary and
Sherpa Tenzing were
two of the climbers
that would attempt to
reach the top.
When the other
climbers turned back
because of the
weather, Ed and
Tenzing kept going.

15. The Summit
Despite the terrible
weather, steep
mountains and all the
other difficulties,
Edmund Hillary and
Sherpa Tenzing made
it to the top on the 29th
of May, 1953.

16. Magnanimous In Victory (坦蕩的勝利).
Neither man would say
who was the first man to
arrive at the top – they
said they got there at the
same time.
They both said they
never would have made
it without each other
being there.

17. World news!

18. Before the Internet, we used the
telegraph (電報) to send news.

19. The Queen's Coronation ( 加冕)
The news of Edmund
Hillary and Tenzing
Norgay's triumph ( 勝利)
reached London when
the new Queen was
being crowned.
It was considered a gift
for the Queen and a
blessing for the start of
her reign.

20. Their names were now famous.

21. They would become lifelong friends.

22. Their friendship became famous.
Their
friendship
was built on
teamwork,
respect,
understandin
g and
trusting one
another.
It would help
shape the
future of
Nepal.

23. The Knighthood (爵位)
For climbing Mt Everest,
Edmund Hillary and
Tenzing Norgay
received many honours
from the Queen and
many other countries.
Once knighted, he
became “Sir Edmund
Hillary”, or “Sir Ed” in
New Zealand.

24. Further Adventures
Sir Edmund Hillary would
also travel to the South
Pole and North Pole,
travel the world and meet
important people.
He would also become NZ
ambassador ( 大使) to
India and Nepal.

25. Service to Nepal
He worked very hard to
raise money and build
hospitals, roads and
schools in Nepal.
He became a deeply
loved figure in Nepal,
almost like a God.

26. World-famous in NZ!
He became the first
living New Zealander
to have his face put
upon our money.
We also named a
government agency,
schools and other
things after him.

27. Growing older.
Sir Edmund Hillary never
stopped working to help
others, to promote good
values to people and to
be compassionate (体
恤).

28. His Death
On 11 January 2008, Sir
Edmund Hillary died of
heart failure, at the age
of 88. His death was
announced by New
Zealand Prime Minister
Helen Clark. She stated
that his death was a
"profound loss to New
Zealand".

29. He was given a State Funeral.
The NZ govt hosted a
State Funeral. There
were also memorial
events around the
world to
commemorate his life.
His ashes were
scattered in NZ and
Nepal.

30. Honour Guard 儀仗隊

31. His Icepick from 1953

33. He left us a good quote: