Edmund Hillary

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• BBC

  Flames engulf 'iconic' Antarctic hut much loved in New Zealand

  An isolated Antarctic hut favoured by explorer Sir Edmund Hillary burns down after a fuel leak.

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• CNN

  Guide cracks Mount Everest record

  Like many Nepalese guides, Apa Sherpa started trekking to the top of Mount Everest in the shadow of more famous climbers -- including the son of the late Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb to the top of the world's tallest peak.

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• The Telegraph

  Sir Edmund Hillary's family in court battle with museum

  The son and daughter of Sir Edmund Hillary are heading to court in a battle to block public access to the Everest conqueror's personal papers.

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• The Daily Telegraph

  Outrage over 'grotesque' Sir Edmund Hillary pizza advert

  A pizza chain's macabre advertisement depicting the skeletal remains of Sir Edmund Hillary dancing in a graveyard has outraged the family of the Everest conqueror.

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• The Daily Telegraph

  Sir Edmund Hillary pizza advert outrages Everest hero's family

  A pizza chain's macabre advertisement depicting the skeletal remains of Sir Edmund Hillary dancing in a graveyard has outraged the family of the Everest conqueror.

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• The Guardian

  From the archive: Yeti scalp (they say it's 240 years old) is here – by air

  Originally published on 23 December 1960

  Sir Edmund Hillary and Mr Desmond Doig, who have been on a yeti-hunting expedition in Nepal, arrived in London by air yesterday with the scalp of what is believed in Khumjung villag

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• The Guardian

  Gatland uses psychology to help Wales

  • Wales coach desperate to end 56-year losing streak • Gatland undaunted by hype surrounding Saturday's match

  It is 56 years and counting since Wales last beat New Zealand. The All Blacks have not only won the l

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• The Guardian Travel

  Nepal to ban nudity on Mount Everest

  Nepal's mountaineering authorities are calling for a ban on nudity and attempts to set obscene records on the world's highest mountain, officials said yesterday.

  Last year, a Nepali climber claimed the world's highest display of nudity when

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