He Owned Mt. Everest


	He Owned Mt. Everest

bookchick49

1-10-2008 8:02 PM

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bookchick49 says:

Very good historical article on Sir Edmund Hillary

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1-12-2008 4:19 AM

bs1999bs

We in NZ are proud of "Sir Ed" - a great Kiwi "bloke" in that he was unpretentious and giving. We continue to be proud of him.

My effort here spells it out:
http://bs1999bs.stumbleupon.com/public/

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