Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life

Alexa Johnston

Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Group (NZ)
Country
New Zealand
Published
1 October 2007
Pages
432
ISBN
9780143006466

Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life

Alexa Johnston

60 years ago New Zealand’s greatest adventurer

Edmund Hillary made world history with his ascent of Mt Everest.
This intimate and inspiring book tells the full story of Sir Edmund Hillary’s extraordinary life, from his expeditions to remote corners of the world to his humanitarian activities serving the Sherpa people.
Drawing on Sir Ed’s personal archives, it is a portrait of a revered yet modest man who

lived life to the full

surviving personal tragedies as well as achieving historic triumphs, earning worldwide fame and displaying tireless philanthropy.
Ranging from the roof of the world to the frozen extremes of the South Pole, Sir Edmund Hillary- An Extraordinary Life is a fitting and revealing tribute to a great man.

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