Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary dies

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, makes a speech during the 50th Anniversary celebration at Scott Base in Antarctica in this January 20, 2007 photo. Hillary, who along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died, Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Friday.

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