Edmund Hillary

Many Sherpa children have been educated in schools funded and built by the Himalayan Trust, the charity set up by Sir Edmund Hillary after his ascent of Everest in 1953 (Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand)

Many Sherpa children have been educated in schools funded and built by the Himalayan Trust, the charity set up by Sir Edmund Hillary after his ascent of Everest in 1953 (Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand)

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