Photograph Courtesy National Geographic Society
Photograph Courtesy National Geographic Society
The son of the late Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to summit Mount Everest, Peter Hillary has completed more than 38 mountaineering expeditions, including his 1995 bid for K2, one of the defining moments of his life: Just a few hundred meters from the peak, in a raging blizzard, he trusted his intuition and turned back as the other seven climbers pressed on. That decision saved his life.
In 2008 he completed his quest to climb the “Seven Summits,” the highest peaks on each of the world’s continents. He raises fund for the foundations that continue that work begun by his father to provide support for the people of the Mount Everest region in Nepal, including the operation of over 42 schools and medical clinics. He is also an adventure travel operator throughout the Himalayas, Antarctica, and Africa, and the author of seven books, including his latest, In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge.
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Climb Your Own Everest
Peter shares entertaining stories and the principles that enabled the first two generations of one family to summit Everest.
Giving Something Back: The Legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary
Peter reflects on a life well-lived, as he shares the triumphs and great philanthropy of his father, legendary climber, beekeeper and global philanthropist Sir Edmund Hillary.
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A half century ago, Edmund Hillary, a beekeeper from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, reached the top of Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth. To mark next month’s anniversary of that epic ascent, their sons returned to Everest to understand what it must have been like for the two men who did it first. For National Geographic Radio Expeditions, NPR‘s Elizabeth Arnold reports.
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