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He turned to writing humour at an early age in an effort to find some ... let’s respect that. Edmund Hillary had famously replied “Because it’s there” when asked “Why did you climb ...

Mrs Ball, who served in the Royal Air Force and the Army, passed away in early April ... who summited Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953 for the first time ever - was only accessible ...

In early March, O’Malley did just that ... has been part of numerous rescues on the mountain and in 2018 was awarded the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal for his “remarkable service ...

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