2. Introduction
If you want to find a
lot about Edmund
Hillary and his
amazing life (he is a
explorer) read on to
find out. Here is a
little hint about his
life he is famous for
climbing something!
3. Early Life
Edmund Hillary was born
0n 20th of July 1919 in
Auckland. He went to
Auckland grammar school
and then university of
Auckland. He had 3
brothers and sisters called
Peter, Sarah and Belinda
and his father was called
Percival Augustus his
mother was called teara.govt.nz
Gertrude Hillary.
4. First Job
Edmund Hillary’s
first job was a
beekeeper he also was
Nz air force. He
started being a
beekeeper at 19.
photo from
duke.edu
5. The Ascent of
Mount Everest
Hillary first climb
was a climb to the
top of the biggest
mountain in the
world, the mountain
I’m talking about is
mount Everest it’s
8,848m high.But he
wouldn’t have done it
without the help of
Tenzing Norgay, his
guide.
7. Now days heaps
of people climb
to the top of
Mount Everest,
since heaps of
people do there
are special
ladders up also
there are some
ropes. Since the
mountain is so
high it’s very
hard to breath
so everyone has
to wear a
special suit.
8. Timeline
1919-On the 20 of july in 1919 Edmund Hillary
was born to Percival Augustus and Gertrude
Hillary in Auckland
1932-Edmund Hillary left home to bee a
beekeeper in 1932
1952-Edmund Hillary married Louise Mary Rose
in 1952 after that they had some children
1953-He married June
9. *1949-he reached the summit of Mount Everest
*1955-He moved to Taukau in 1955
1919-He died in 1919
10. Oxygen Mask
Edmund Hillary needed
this oxygen
mask for the trip because
he would have died without
it. When he got to about
the middle he saw he only
had 4 hours of oxygen left
so he used is ice axe to
make cut steps straight
up.Those steps are still
there now days.
11. I hope you found out a lot
about Edmund Hillary.
By Florence Bygraves
