Seventy years ago today -- on May 29, 1953 -- the great mountain climber conquered Mt. Everest (with lots of help). In 1998, when he came to Pittsburgh to give a talk, I rang him up in New Zealand.
Sir Edmund Hillary, a man of lofty ideals
Sir Edmund Hillary, a man of lofty ideals
Sir Edmund Hillary, a man of lofty ideals
Seventy years ago today -- on May 29, 1953 -- the great mountain climber conquered Mt. Everest (with lots of help). In 1998, when he came to Pittsburgh to give a talk, I rang him up in New Zealand.