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Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008

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Daniel A. Bennett

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James Fowler

 
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ABOUT THE CLUB
Famous Firsts

For more than a century, members of the Club have traversed the earth, the seas, the skies, and even the moon, on expeditions of exploration. First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon—all accomplished by our members.

North Pole
1909
Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and Ootah.

South Pole
1911
Roald Amundsen

Summit of Mount Everest, World's Highest Peak
1953
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Marianas Trench, Greatest Ocean Depth
1960
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh

Surface of the Moon
1969
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins

Summaries by the webmaster. Sources include: LIFE: The Greatest Adventures of All Time and Sir Edmund Hillary & the People of Everest, available from our Publications, as well as books and files of the Club's Research Collections.

 

 
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