ir Edmund Hillary considered himself an
ordinary New Zealander. So why is his face
on our fi ve-dollar note? His conquering of
Mount Everest brought him instant fame,
but he was much more than a mountaineer
On 29 May 1953, the thirty-three-
year-old beekeeper from Auckland
crawled out of his tent perched
on a rocky ledge high on Mount
Everest. A ferocious wind had
whipped the tent all night. Hillary
said it sounded like rifle fire. His
Nepali climbing companion, Sherpa
Tenzing Norgay, said it sounded like
the roar of a thousand tigers. With
temperatures at minus 27 degrees
Celsius, the men set off on the final
leg of their amazing climb. For five
hours, they tackled rock and ice
faces, some of them vertical, until,
at 11.30 a.m., there was nowhere
else to climb. They were standing
on the top of the world.
Over the next fifty years, Sir Edmund was to have many more
adventures and important roles. He led expeditions to the
South Pole, travelling on tractors over crevasse-covered
glaciers and deep drifts of snow. He jetboated from the
mouth of the mighty Ganges River, with its fearsome rapids,
to its source in the Himalayas. He was New Zealand’s High
Commissioner to India. But of all the adventures he had, the
one that dominated his life was working among the Sherpas,
high in the Himalayan mountains.
One day, while sitting in a group around a smoky fire in
Nepal, Sir Edmund asked a Sherpa, “What will happen to you
in the future?” The Sherpa thought for a moment then said,
“Our children have eyes, but they cannot see. What we need
more than anything is a school in Khumjung Village.”
From that comment, Hillary’s idea of the Himalayan Trust
was born. Donations of money and materials, along with
volunteer help, soon poured in from around the world.
Work began in 1961 on the first Sherpa school
There are no roads where the Sherpas live, and it’s a
seventeen-day trek from Kathmandu. Pre-assembled
aluminium buildings were carried on the backs of porters
to the remote village. At the school’s opening, forty pupils
were enrolled. This was the first of many projects and a
new way of life for Sir Edmund Hillary.
With other projects starting, an airstrip was badly needed.
This would make it easier to get materials into the
mountains. But with no roads and no heavy machinery,
how could they build an airstrip? One hundred Sherpas
cut down bush, dug out roots, and levelled the land. The
only things they couldn’t shift were some huge boulders,
but the Sherpas had a great idea. They dug enormous
holes beside each boulder. Using poles as levers, they
tipped the boulders into the holes and covered them with
earth. The ground then had to be compacted, but there
was no heavy roller. Linking arms, the Sherpas did a
vigorous dance up and down the airstrip. After two days
of stamping, the airstrip was ready.
Sir Edmund’s work with the Himalayan
Trust was a great satisfaction to him,
but there were also times of great
sadness. While building the Paphlu
Hospital in 1975, Sir Edmund was
waiting for his wife, Lady Louise, and
his youngest daughter, sixteen-year-
old Belinda, to arrive by plane. They
never made it. Their plane crashed,
and both were killed. Although
Sir Edmund was devastated, he
continued with his work for the trust.
Within thirty years, the Himalayan
Trust had built twenty-seven schools,
two hospitals, twelve clinics, an
airfield, and several bridges over
raging rivers. Its work still continues.
But what happened to Tenzing Norgay? He spent many
years directing the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in
Darjeeling, passing on his knowledge and skills to young
mountaineers. He died in May 1986, aged seventy-three.
The Himalayan Trust has many volunteers, and Sherpas do
a lot of the work. The trust’s chief administrator is Ang Rita.
He gained the highest school marks in all of Nepal and has
two university degrees. He was one of the first pupils at the
first school that the Himalayan Trust built at Khumjung.
Despite everything he has achieved, Sir Edmund will be best
remembered for that great day in 1953 when he and Tenzing
Norgay were the first to stand on the summit of the tallest
mountain in the world.
ir Edmund Hillary considered himself an
ordinary New Zealander. So why is his face
on our fi ve-dollar note? His conquering of
Mount Everest brought him instant fame,
but he was much more than a mountaineer
On 29 May 1953, the thirty-three-
year-old beekeeper from Auckland
crawled out of his tent perched
on a rocky ledge high on Mount
Everest. A ferocious wind had
whipped the tent all night.ฮิลลารี
บอกว่ามันฟังดูเหมือนปืนไรเฟิล เนปาลปีนของเขา
เพื่อนเชอร์ปาเทียนซิง นอร์เก บอกว่ามันฟังดู
เสียงพันเสือ ด้วยอุณหภูมิที่ 27 องศา
ลบองศาเซลเซียส คนตั้งปิดในขาสุดท้าย
ไต่ที่น่าทึ่งของพวกเขา 5
ชั่วโมงพวกเขา tackled น้ำแข็งและหิน
ใบหน้าบางส่วนของพวกเขาในแนวตั้ง , จนกระทั่ง ,
ใน เวลา 11.30 น. มีที่ไหน
คนอื่นปีน พวกเขายืน
on the top of the world.
Over the next fifty years, Sir Edmund was to have many more
adventures and important roles. He led expeditions to the
South Pole, travelling on tractors over crevasse-covered
glaciers and deep drifts of snow. He jetboated from the
mouth of the mighty Ganges River, with its fearsome rapids,
to its source in the Himalayas. He was New Zealand’s High
Commissioner to India. But of all the adventures he had, the
one that dominated his life was working among the Sherpas,
high in the Himalayan mountains.
One day, while sitting in a group around a smoky fire in
Nepal, Sir Edmund asked a Sherpa, “What will happen to you
in the future? ” The Sherpa thought for a moment then said,
“Our children have eyes, but they cannot see. What we need
more than anything is a school in Khumjung Village.”
From that comment, Hillary’s idea of the Himalayan Trust
was born. Donations of money and materials, along with
volunteer help, soon poured in from around the world.
Work began in 1961 on the first Sherpa school
There are no roads where the Sherpas live, and it’s a
seventeen-day trek from Kathmandu. Pre-assembled
อาคารอลูมิเนียมถูกดำเนินการบนหลังของพนักงานยกกระเป๋า
ไปยังหมู่บ้านที่ห่างไกล ที่โรงเรียนเปิด สี่สิบนักเรียน
ลงทะเบียนเรียน . นี้เป็นครั้งแรกของหลายโครงการและวิธีการใหม่ของชีวิตครับ
กับเอ็ดมันด์ ฮิลลารี่ โครงการอื่น ๆเริ่ม สนามบินก็เลวต้องการ .
นี่จะทำให้มันง่ายที่จะได้รับวัสดุใน
ภูเขา แต่ไม่มีถนนและเครื่องจักรหนัก ,
how could they build an airstrip? One hundred Sherpas
cut down bush, dug out roots, and levelled the land. The
only things they couldn’t shift were some huge boulders,
but the Sherpas had a great idea. They dug enormous
holes beside each boulder. Using poles as levers, they
tipped the boulders into the holes and covered them with
earth. The ground then had to be compacted, but there
ไม่หนัก ลูกกลิ้ง คล้องแขน , คนนำทางก็เต้น
แข็งแรงขึ้นและลง ข้างสนามบิน หลังจากสองวัน
ของปั๊มที่สนามบินพร้อม คือ
ท่านเอ็ดมันด์กับหิมาลัย
เชื่อมีความพึงพอใจมากกับเขา ,
แต่ยังมีช่วงเวลาที่ดี
เศร้า ในขณะที่อาคารโรงพยาบาล paphlu
ในปี 1975 เซอร์เอ็ดมันด์คือ
รอภรรยาของเขา เลดี้ Louise และ
ลูกสาวคนเล็กของเขา sixteen-year-
old Belinda, to arrive by plane. They
never made it. Their plane crashed,
and both were killed. Although
Sir Edmund was devastated, he
continued with his work for the trust.
Within thirty years, the Himalayan
Trust had built twenty-seven schools,
two hospitals, twelve clinics, an
airfield, and several bridges over
raging rivers. Its work still continues.
But what happened to Tenzing Norgay? He spent many
years directing the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in
Darjeeling, passing on his knowledge and skills to young
mountaineers. He died in May 1986, aged seventy-three.
The Himalayan Trust has many volunteers, and Sherpas do
a lot of the work. The trust’s chief administrator is Ang Rita.
He gained the highest school marks in all of Nepal and has
two university degrees. He was one of the first pupils at the
first school that the Himalayan Trust built at Khumjung.
Despite everything he has achieved, Sir Edmund will be best
remembered for that great day in 1953 when he and Tenzing
Norgay were the first to stand on the summit of the tallest
mountain in the world.
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